diff --git a/plugins/tech-insights-backend/src/service/fact/FactRetrieverRegistry.ts b/plugins/tech-insights-backend/src/service/fact/FactRetrieverRegistry.ts
index 2ee5afac04..9f4be11bec 100644
--- a/plugins/tech-insights-backend/src/service/fact/FactRetrieverRegistry.ts
+++ b/plugins/tech-insights-backend/src/service/fact/FactRetrieverRegistry.ts
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ export class DefaultFactRetrieverRegistry implements FactRetrieverRegistry {
 
   constructor(retrievers: FactRetrieverRegistration[]) {
     retrievers.forEach(r => {
-      this.retrievers.set(r.factRetriever.id, r);
+      this.registerSync(r);
     });
   }
 
-  async register(registration: FactRetrieverRegistration) {
+  registerSync(registration: FactRetrieverRegistration) {
     if (this.retrievers.has(registration.factRetriever.id)) {
       throw new ConflictError(
         `Tech insight fact retriever with identifier '${registration.factRetriever.id}' has already been registered`,
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ export class DefaultFactRetrieverRegistry implements FactRetrieverRegistry {
     this.retrievers.set(registration.factRetriever.id, registration);
   }
 
+  async register(registration: FactRetrieverRegistration) {
+    this.registerSync(registration);
+  }
+
   async get(retrieverReference: string): Promise<FactRetrieverRegistration> {
     const registration = this.retrievers.get(retrieverReference);
     if (!registration) {