diff --git a/client/client_test.go b/client/client_test.go
index 36e3ae169..0ab31eb20 100644
--- a/client/client_test.go
+++ b/client/client_test.go
@@ -60,8 +60,14 @@ func testServer(t *testing.T, cb func(*nomad.Config)) (*nomad.Server, string) {
 		cb(config)
 	}
 
+	shutdownCh := make(chan struct{})
+	consulSyncer, err := consul.NewSyncer(conf.ConsulConfig, shutdownCh, log.New(os.Stderr, "", log.LstdFlags))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	// Create server
-	server, err := nomad.NewServer(config)
+	server, err := nomad.NewServer(config, consulSyncer)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}