diff --git a/src/main/java/com/statsig/androidsdk/StatsigClient.kt b/src/main/java/com/statsig/androidsdk/StatsigClient.kt
index f075466..4939917 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/statsig/androidsdk/StatsigClient.kt
+++ b/src/main/java/com/statsig/androidsdk/StatsigClient.kt
@@ -96,13 +96,11 @@ class StatsigClient() : LifecycleEventListener {
             }
         }, recover = {
             logEndDiagnosticsWhenException(ContextType.INITIALIZE, it)
-            if (isInitialized()) {
-                try {
-                    val initDetails = InitializationDetails(System.currentTimeMillis() - initTime, false, InitializeResponse.FailedInitializeResponse(InitializeFailReason.InternalError, it))
-                    callback?.onStatsigInitialize(initDetails)
-                } catch (e: Exception) {
-                    throw ExternalException(e.message)
-                }
+            try {
+                val initDetails = InitializationDetails(System.currentTimeMillis() - initTime, false, InitializeResponse.FailedInitializeResponse(InitializeFailReason.InternalError, it))
+                callback?.onStatsigInitialize(initDetails)
+            } catch (e: Exception) {
+                throw ExternalException(e.message)
             }
         })
     }
@@ -138,11 +136,7 @@ class StatsigClient() : LifecycleEventListener {
             },
             {
                 logEndDiagnosticsWhenException(ContextType.INITIALIZE, it)
-                if (isInitialized()) {
-                    return@captureAsync InitializationDetails(System.currentTimeMillis() - initTime, false, InitializeResponse.FailedInitializeResponse(InitializeFailReason.InternalError, it))
-                } else {
-                    return@captureAsync null
-                }
+                return@captureAsync InitializationDetails(System.currentTimeMillis() - initTime, false, InitializeResponse.FailedInitializeResponse(InitializeFailReason.InternalError, it))
             },
         )
     }
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/statsig/androidsdk/StatsigInitializationFailureTest.kt b/src/test/java/com/statsig/androidsdk/StatsigInitializationFailureTest.kt
index 6510114..63e4fef 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/statsig/androidsdk/StatsigInitializationFailureTest.kt
+++ b/src/test/java/com/statsig/androidsdk/StatsigInitializationFailureTest.kt
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ class StatsigInitializationFailureTest {
             throw Exception("Unsuccessful setup")
         }
         initDetails = client.initialize(app, "client-key", StatsigUser("test_user"))
-        assert(initDetails == null)
+        assert(initDetails?.failureDetails?.exception?.message === "Unsuccessful setup")
         assert(client.isInitialized() === false)
     }
 
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ class StatsigInitializationFailureTest {
         }
         client.initializeAsync(app, "client-key", StatsigUser("test_user"), callback)
         initializationCountdown.await(3, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
-        assert(initDetails == null)
+        assert(initDetails?.failureDetails?.exception?.message === "Unsuccessful setup")
         assert(client.isInitialized() === false)
     }