diff --git a/src/server/index.js b/src/server/index.js
index 8a983f5..683e6d8 100755
--- a/src/server/index.js
+++ b/src/server/index.js
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class Server {
 
         serverManifest.write({ lastStart: Date.now() })
 
-        this.initialize()
+        return this
     }
 
     initialize = async () => {
diff --git a/utests/basicServerAndBridge.js b/utests/basicServerAndBridge.js
index 0e00451..da61323 100644
--- a/utests/basicServerAndBridge.js
+++ b/utests/basicServerAndBridge.js
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ async function _main() {
         origin: server.HTTPAddress,
     })
 
+    await server.initialize()
     await clientBridge.initialize()
 
     const test = await clientBridge.endpoints.get.test()