diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.AuRa.Test/AuRaPluginTests.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.AuRa.Test/AuRaPluginTests.cs
index 009035305dd..03c84f9b2b8 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.AuRa.Test/AuRaPluginTests.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.AuRa.Test/AuRaPluginTests.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 using Nethermind.Api;
 using Nethermind.Config;
 using Nethermind.Consensus.AuRa;
+using Nethermind.Consensus.AuRa.InitializationSteps;
 using Nethermind.Logging;
 using Nethermind.Serialization.Json;
 using Nethermind.Specs.ChainSpecStyle;
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ public class AuRaPluginTests
         public void Init_when_not_AuRa_doesnt_trow()
         {
             AuRaPlugin auRaPlugin = new();
-            Action init = () => auRaPlugin.Init(new NethermindApi(new ConfigProvider(), new EthereumJsonSerializer(), new TestLogManager(), new ChainSpec()));
+            Action init = () => auRaPlugin.Init(new AuRaNethermindApi(new ConfigProvider(), new EthereumJsonSerializer(), new TestLogManager(), new ChainSpec()));
             init.Should().NotThrow();
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus.AuRa/AuRaPlugin.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus.AuRa/AuRaPlugin.cs
index 28987a17c93..adab94dde86 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus.AuRa/AuRaPlugin.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Consensus.AuRa/AuRaPlugin.cs
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ public ValueTask DisposeAsync()
         public Task Init(INethermindApi nethermindApi)
         {
             _nethermindApi = nethermindApi as AuRaNethermindApi;
+            _blockProducerStarter = new(_nethermindApi);
             return Task.CompletedTask;
         }
 
@@ -69,7 +70,6 @@ public Task<IBlockProducer> InitBlockProducer(ITxSource? additionalTxSource = nu
         {
             if (_nethermindApi is not null)
             {
-                _blockProducerStarter = new(_nethermindApi);
                 return _blockProducerStarter!.BuildProducer(additionalTxSource);
             }