Fix test deadlock and improve com initialization logic

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Codecov Report

✅ All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests.
✅ Project coverage is 54.38%. Comparing base (8e518f8) to head (2101a0a).
⚠️ Report is 5 commits behind head on develop.
✅ All tests successful. No failed tests found.

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+ Coverage    54.31%   54.38%   +0.06%     
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  Files          265      265              
  Lines        20899    20899              
  Branches      1497     1497              
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+ Hits         11352    11366      +14     
+ Misses        8946     8936      -10     
+ Partials       601      597       -4     

Flag	Coverage Δ
nodejs	25.32% <ø> (ø)
rust	50.54% <ø> (-0.02%)	⬇️
vpk	51.53% <ø> (+0.16%)	⬆️
vpk-coverage	33.84% <ø> (-0.02%)	⬇️

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