diff --git a/plugins/azure-devops-backend/src/api/PullRequestsDashboardProvider.ts b/plugins/azure-devops-backend/src/api/PullRequestsDashboardProvider.ts
index 655dfe5041..43b4807e7d 100644
--- a/plugins/azure-devops-backend/src/api/PullRequestsDashboardProvider.ts
+++ b/plugins/azure-devops-backend/src/api/PullRequestsDashboardProvider.ts
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ export class PullRequestsDashboardProvider {
     private readonly azureDevOpsApi: AzureDevOpsApi,
   ) {}
 
-  public static create(
+  public static async create(
     logger: Logger,
     azureDevOpsApi: AzureDevOpsApi,
-  ): PullRequestsDashboardProvider {
+  ): Promise<PullRequestsDashboardProvider> {
     const provider = new PullRequestsDashboardProvider(logger, azureDevOpsApi);
     return provider;
   }
diff --git a/plugins/azure-devops-backend/src/service/router.ts b/plugins/azure-devops-backend/src/service/router.ts
index bb4baabfd3..f41209e4ff 100644
--- a/plugins/azure-devops-backend/src/service/router.ts
+++ b/plugins/azure-devops-backend/src/service/router.ts
@@ -53,10 +53,8 @@ export async function createRouter(
   const azureDevOpsApi =
     options.azureDevOpsApi || new AzureDevOpsApi(logger, webApi);
 
-  const pullRequestsDashboardProvider = PullRequestsDashboardProvider.create(
-    logger,
-    azureDevOpsApi,
-  );
+  const pullRequestsDashboardProvider =
+    await PullRequestsDashboardProvider.create(logger, azureDevOpsApi);
 
   const router = Router();
   router.use(express.json());