diff --git a/src/utils/initializeProviders.test.ts b/src/utils/initializeProviders.test.ts
index 62999be2..232d6c1f 100644
--- a/src/utils/initializeProviders.test.ts
+++ b/src/utils/initializeProviders.test.ts
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ describe('initializeProviders', () => {
     const result = await initializeProviders(providers)
 
     // Check if the returned object has the correct keys
-    expect(Object.keys(result)).toEqual(expect.arrayContaining(providers))
+    expect(Object.keys(result)).toEqual(providers)
 
     // Check if the returned clients are instances of BaseClient
     for (const clientInstance of Object.values(result)) {
diff --git a/src/utils/initializeProviders.ts b/src/utils/initializeProviders.ts
index d6f010f7..6653bd00 100644
--- a/src/utils/initializeProviders.ts
+++ b/src/utils/initializeProviders.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,11 @@ export const initializeProviders = async <T extends keyof ProviderConfigMapping>
 
   debugLog('Initializing providers:', getProviderList(providers))
 
-  const initPromises = providers.map((provider) => initClient(provider))
+  const initPromises = providers.map((provider) => {
+    const providerId = typeof provider === 'string'? provider : provider.id
+    initializedProviders[providerId] = null // Set to null to preserve order of providers
+    initClient(provider)
+  })
   await Promise.all(initPromises)
 
   return initializedProviders