diff --git a/bec_widgets/widgets/services/bec_atlas_admin_view/bec_atlas_admin_view.py b/bec_widgets/widgets/services/bec_atlas_admin_view/bec_atlas_admin_view.py
index 9adcd299..7a3f73e9 100644
--- a/bec_widgets/widgets/services/bec_atlas_admin_view/bec_atlas_admin_view.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/widgets/services/bec_atlas_admin_view/bec_atlas_admin_view.py
@@ -306,7 +306,9 @@ class BECAtlasAdminView(BECWidget, QWidget):
         self.experiment_selection.experiment_selected.connect(self._on_experiment_selected)
         self.atlas_http_service.http_response.connect(self._on_http_response_received)
         self.atlas_http_service.authenticated.connect(self._on_authenticated)
+        self._connect_dispatcher()
 
+    def _connect_dispatcher(self):
         self.bec_dispatcher.connect_slot(
             slot=self._update_deployment_info,
             topics=MessageEndpoints.deployment_info(),
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/test_atlas_admin_view.py b/tests/unit_tests/test_atlas_admin_view.py
index b33cd356..56b4da8e 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_atlas_admin_view.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_atlas_admin_view.py
@@ -535,10 +535,13 @@ class TestBECAtlasAdminView:
     @pytest.fixture
     def admin_view(self, qtbot):
         """Fixture to create a BECAtlasAdminView instance."""
-        view = BECAtlasAdminView()
-        qtbot.addWidget(view)
-        qtbot.waitExposed(view)
-        return view
+        with mock.patch(
+            "bec_widgets.widgets.services.bec_atlas_admin_view.bec_atlas_admin_view.BECAtlasAdminView._connect_dispatcher"
+        ):
+            view = BECAtlasAdminView()
+            qtbot.addWidget(view)
+            qtbot.waitExposed(view)
+            return view
 
     def test_init_and_login(self, admin_view: BECAtlasAdminView, qtbot):
         """Test that the BECAtlasAdminView initializes correctly."""