diff --git a/packages/notification-services-controller/src/NotificationServicesController/NotificationServicesController.test.ts b/packages/notification-services-controller/src/NotificationServicesController/NotificationServicesController.test.ts
index f951213f8f4..e3650e4f99a 100644
--- a/packages/notification-services-controller/src/NotificationServicesController/NotificationServicesController.test.ts
+++ b/packages/notification-services-controller/src/NotificationServicesController/NotificationServicesController.test.ts
@@ -69,26 +69,6 @@ const mockErrorLog = () =>
 const mockWarnLog = () => jest.spyOn(log, 'warn').mockImplementation(jest.fn());
 
 describe('metamask-notifications - constructor()', () => {
-  const arrangeMocks = () => {
-    const messengerMocks = mockNotificationMessenger();
-    jest
-      .spyOn(ControllerUtils, 'toChecksumHexAddress')
-      .mockImplementation((x) => x);
-
-    return messengerMocks;
-  };
-
-  const actPublishKeyringStateChange = async (
-    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-    messenger: any,
-  ) => {
-    messenger.publish(
-      'KeyringController:stateChange',
-      {} as KeyringControllerState,
-      [],
-    );
-  };
-
   it('initializes state & override state', () => {
     const controller1 = new NotificationServicesController({
       messenger: mockNotificationMessenger().messenger,
@@ -108,6 +88,28 @@ describe('metamask-notifications - constructor()', () => {
     expect(controller2.state.isFeatureAnnouncementsEnabled).toBe(true);
     expect(controller2.state.isNotificationServicesEnabled).toBe(true);
   });
+});
+
+describe('metamask-notifications - init()', () => {
+  const arrangeMocks = () => {
+    const messengerMocks = mockNotificationMessenger();
+    jest
+      .spyOn(ControllerUtils, 'toChecksumHexAddress')
+      .mockImplementation((x) => x);
+
+    return messengerMocks;
+  };
+
+  const actPublishKeyringStateChange = async (
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+    messenger: any,
+  ) => {
+    messenger.publish(
+      'KeyringController:stateChange',
+      {} as KeyringControllerState,
+      [],
+    );
+  };
 
   it('keyring Change Event but feature not enabled will not add or remove triggers', async () => {
     const { messenger, globalMessenger, mockWithKeyring } = arrangeMocks();
@@ -118,6 +120,7 @@ describe('metamask-notifications - constructor()', () => {
       messenger,
       env: { featureAnnouncements: featureAnnouncementsEnv },
     });
+    controller.init();
 
     const mockUpdate = jest
       .spyOn(controller, 'updateOnChainTriggersByAccount')
@@ -146,6 +149,7 @@ describe('metamask-notifications - constructor()', () => {
         subscriptionAccountsSeen: [ADDRESS_1],
       },
     });
+    controller.init();
 
     const mockUpdate = jest
       .spyOn(controller, 'updateOnChainTriggersByAccount')
@@ -199,12 +203,14 @@ describe('metamask-notifications - constructor()', () => {
     modifications?.(mocks);
 
     // Act
-    new NotificationServicesController({
+    const controller = new NotificationServicesController({
       messenger: mocks.messenger,
       env: { featureAnnouncements: featureAnnouncementsEnv },
       state: { isNotificationServicesEnabled: true },
     });
 
+    controller.init();
+
     return mocks;
   };
 
@@ -287,7 +293,7 @@ describe('metamask-notifications - constructor()', () => {
     modifications?.(mocks);
 
     // Act
-    new NotificationServicesController({
+    const controller = new NotificationServicesController({
       messenger: mocks.messenger,
       env: {
         featureAnnouncements: featureAnnouncementsEnv,
@@ -296,6 +302,8 @@ describe('metamask-notifications - constructor()', () => {
       state: { isNotificationServicesEnabled: true },
     });
 
+    controller.init();
+
     return mocks;
   };
 
diff --git a/packages/notification-services-controller/src/NotificationServicesController/NotificationServicesController.ts b/packages/notification-services-controller/src/NotificationServicesController/NotificationServicesController.ts
index 324078c8272..a3b12725856 100644
--- a/packages/notification-services-controller/src/NotificationServicesController/NotificationServicesController.ts
+++ b/packages/notification-services-controller/src/NotificationServicesController/NotificationServicesController.ts
@@ -545,7 +545,9 @@ export default class NotificationServicesController extends BaseController<
     this.#featureAnnouncementEnv = env.featureAnnouncements;
     this.#registerMessageHandlers();
     this.#clearLoadingStates();
+  }
 
+  init() {
     this.#keyringController.setupLockedStateSubscriptions(async () => {
       await this.#accounts.initialize();
       await this.#pushNotifications.initializePushNotifications();