diff --git a/plugins/test-plugin/hooks.go b/plugins/test-plugin/hooks.go
index 417eafeed..47f8249ed 100644
--- a/plugins/test-plugin/hooks.go
+++ b/plugins/test-plugin/hooks.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	
 	"github.com/openrelayxyz/plugeth-utils/core"
+	"github.com/openrelayxyz/plugeth-utils/restricted"
 	
 )
 
@@ -37,6 +38,15 @@ func GetAPIs(stack core.Node, backend core.Backend) []core.API {
 	return apis
 }
 
+func InitializeNode(stack core.Node, b restricted.Backend) {
+	go func() {
+			m := map[string]struct{}{
+				"InitializeNode":struct{}{},
+			}
+			hookChan <- m
+	}()
+}
+
 // func OnShutdown(){
 	// this injection is covered by another test in this package. See documentation for details. 
 // }
@@ -250,6 +260,7 @@ func Is160(num *big.Int) bool {
 }
 
 var plugins map[string]struct{} = map[string]struct{}{
+	"InitializeNode":struct{}{},
 	"CreateEngine":struct{}{},
 	"OnShutdown": struct{}{},
 	"SetTrieFlushIntervalClone":struct{}{},
diff --git a/plugins/test-plugin/main.go b/plugins/test-plugin/main.go
index 3ec113d2a..30f272606 100644
--- a/plugins/test-plugin/main.go
+++ b/plugins/test-plugin/main.go
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ func BlockChain() {
 					var ok bool
 					f := func(key string) bool {_, ok = m[key]; return ok}
 					switch {
+						case f("InitializeNode"):
+							delete(plugins, "InitializeNode")
 						case f("CreateEngine"):
 							delete(plugins, "CreateEngine")
 						case f("OnShutdown"):