diff --git a/factory.go b/factory.go
index 13d9620..6ecac1d 100644
--- a/factory.go
+++ b/factory.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func createMetricsReceiver(
 ) (component.MetricsReceiver, error) {
 
 	wireguardConfig := config.(*Config)
-	dsr, err := newReceiver(wireguardConfig, params, consumer)
+	dsr, err := newReceiver(wireguardConfig, params, consumer, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/receiver.go b/receiver.go
index e86c9ac..b8021aa 100644
--- a/receiver.go
+++ b/receiver.go
@@ -2,45 +2,53 @@ package wireguardreceiver
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer"
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/pmetric"
-	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/wgctrl/wgtypes"
 
 	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/receiver/scraperhelper"
 )
 
 type receiver struct {
-	config   *Config
-	wgClient wireguardClient
+	config        *Config
+	wgClient      wireguardClient
+	clientFactory clientFactory
 }
 
-func newReceiver(config *Config, set component.ReceiverCreateSettings, nextConsumer consumer.Metrics) (component.MetricsReceiver, error) {
+func newReceiver(config *Config, set component.ReceiverCreateSettings, nextConsumer consumer.Metrics, clientFactory clientFactory) (component.MetricsReceiver, error) {
 	err := config.Validate()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	client, err := newWireguardClient()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	if clientFactory == nil {
+		clientFactory = newWireguardClient
 	}
 
 	recv := &receiver{
-		config:   config,
-		wgClient: client,
+		config:        config,
+		clientFactory: clientFactory,
 	}
 
-	scrp, err := scraperhelper.NewScraper("wireguardReceiver", recv.scrape)
+	scrp, err := scraperhelper.NewScraper(typeStr, recv.scrape, scraperhelper.WithStart(recv.start))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return scraperhelper.NewScraperControllerReceiver(&recv.config.ScraperControllerSettings, set, nextConsumer, scraperhelper.AddScraper(scrp))
 }
 
+func (r *receiver) start(_ context.Context, _ component.Host) error {
+	var err error
+	r.wgClient, err = r.clientFactory()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (r *receiver) scrape(ctx context.Context) (pmetric.Metrics, error) {
 	md := pmetric.NewMetrics()
 
@@ -49,24 +57,10 @@ func (r *receiver) scrape(ctx context.Context) (pmetric.Metrics, error) {
 		return md, err
 	}
 
-	results := make(chan pmetric.Metrics)
-
-	wg := &sync.WaitGroup{}
-	wg.Add(len(devices))
 	for _, d := range devices {
-		go func(d *wgtypes.Device) {
-			defer wg.Done()
-			for _, peer := range d.Peers {
-				results <- peerToMetrics(time.Now(), d.Name, &peer)
-			}
-		}(d)
-	}
-
-	wg.Wait()
-	close(results)
-
-	for res := range results {
-		res.ResourceMetrics().CopyTo(md.ResourceMetrics())
+		for _, peer := range d.Peers {
+			peerToMetrics(time.Now(), d.Name, &peer).ResourceMetrics().CopyTo(md.ResourceMetrics())
+		}
 	}
 
 	return md, nil
diff --git a/receiver_test.go b/receiver_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cef6490
--- /dev/null
+++ b/receiver_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+package wireguardreceiver
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/component/componenttest"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/consumer"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/collector/pdata/pmetric"
+	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/wgctrl/wgtypes"
+)
+
+func genDevice() (*wgtypes.Device, error) {
+	peer, err := getPeer()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &wgtypes.Device{
+		Name:  "wg0",
+		Peers: []wgtypes.Peer{*peer},
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func TestScrape(t *testing.T) {
+	cfg := createDefaultConfig()
+	cfg.CollectionInterval = 100 * time.Millisecond
+
+	client := make(mockClient)
+	consumer := make(mockConsumer)
+
+	r, err := newReceiver(cfg, componenttest.NewNopReceiverCreateSettings(), consumer, client.factory)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.NotNil(t, r)
+
+	device, err := genDevice()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	go func() {
+		client <- deviceResult{
+			devices: []*wgtypes.Device{device},
+			err:     nil,
+		}
+	}()
+
+	assert.NoError(t, r.Start(context.Background(), componenttest.NewNopHost()))
+
+	md := <-consumer
+	assert.Equal(t, md.ResourceMetrics().Len(), 1)
+
+	assert.NoError(t, r.Shutdown(context.Background()))
+}
+
+type deviceResult struct {
+	err     error
+	devices []*wgtypes.Device
+}
+
+type mockClient chan deviceResult
+
+func (c mockClient) factory() (wireguardClient, error) {
+	return c, nil
+}
+
+func (c mockClient) Devices() ([]*wgtypes.Device, error) {
+	report := <-c
+	if report.err != nil {
+		return nil, report.err
+	}
+	return report.devices, nil
+}
+
+type mockConsumer chan pmetric.Metrics
+
+func (m mockConsumer) Capabilities() consumer.Capabilities {
+	return consumer.Capabilities{}
+}
+
+func (m mockConsumer) ConsumeMetrics(ctx context.Context, md pmetric.Metrics) error {
+	m <- md
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/wireguard.go b/wireguard.go
index 4538633..3eff0a7 100644
--- a/wireguard.go
+++ b/wireguard.go
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ var (
 	remoteEndpointAttributes      = 9
 )
 
+type clientFactory func() (wireguardClient, error)
+
 type wireguardClient interface {
 	Devices() ([]*wgtypes.Device, error)
 }