diff --git a/test/test.ts b/test/test.ts
index eee2f0c..adbbd1e 100644
--- a/test/test.ts
+++ b/test/test.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import * as smartmongo from '../ts/index';
 let smartmongoInstance: smartmongo.SmartMongo;
 
 tap.test('should create a mongo instance', async () => {
-  smartmongoInstance = await smartmongo.SmartMongo.createInstance();
+  smartmongoInstance = await smartmongo.SmartMongo.createAndInit();
 });
 
 tap.test('should stop the instance', async () => {
diff --git a/ts/index.ts b/ts/index.ts
index 5e790ca..883ef3b 100644
--- a/ts/index.ts
+++ b/ts/index.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ import * as plugins from './smartmongo.plugins';
 
 export class SmartMongo {
   // STATIC
-  public static async createInstance() {
+  public static async createAndInit() {
     const smartMongoInstance = new SmartMongo();
-    await smartMongoInstance.readyPromise;
+    await smartMongoInstance.init();
     return smartMongoInstance;
   }
 
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ export class SmartMongo {
   public mongod: plugins.mongoPlugin.MongoMemoryServer;
 
   constructor() {
-    this.init();
   }
 
   public async init() {