diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/domain/resolvers/MetadataResolver.java b/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/domain/resolvers/MetadataResolver.java
index 7c212ef74..13d573b56 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/domain/resolvers/MetadataResolver.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/domain/resolvers/MetadataResolver.java
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ public class MetadataResolver extends AbstractAuditable {
 
     private Boolean satisfyAnyPredicates;
 
-    private Boolean doInitialization = true;
+    private Boolean doInitialization;
 
     @JsonIgnore
     private Long versionModifiedTimestamp;
diff --git a/backend/src/test/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/util/TestObjectGenerator.groovy b/backend/src/test/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/util/TestObjectGenerator.groovy
index 0fa11811d..472b20694 100644
--- a/backend/src/test/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/util/TestObjectGenerator.groovy
+++ b/backend/src/test/groovy/edu/internet2/tier/shibboleth/admin/ui/util/TestObjectGenerator.groovy
@@ -529,6 +529,7 @@ class TestObjectGenerator {
             }
             // Changes in MetadataResolver (removing defaults), so adding back those settings here.
             it.enabled = Boolean.TRUE
+            it.doInitialization = Boolean.TRUE
             it
         }
     }
@@ -547,6 +548,7 @@ class TestObjectGenerator {
             }
             // Changes in MetadataResolver (removing defaults), so adding back those settings here.
             it.enabled = Boolean.TRUE
+            it.doInitialization = Boolean.TRUE
             it
         }
     }
@@ -562,6 +564,7 @@ class TestObjectGenerator {
             }
             // Changes in MetadataResolver (removing defaults), so adding back those settings here.
             it.enabled = Boolean.TRUE
+            it.doInitialization = Boolean.TRUE
             it
         }
     }
@@ -581,6 +584,7 @@ class TestObjectGenerator {
             }
             // Changes in MetadataResolver (removing defaults), so adding back those settings here.
             it.enabled = Boolean.TRUE
+            it.doInitialization = Boolean.TRUE
             it
         }
     }
@@ -599,6 +603,7 @@ class TestObjectGenerator {
             }
             // Changes in MetadataResolver (removing defaults), so adding back those settings here.
             it.enabled = Boolean.TRUE
+            it.doInitialization = Boolean.TRUE
             it
         }
     }