diff --git a/src/main/java/com/launchdarkly/openfeature/serverprovider/Provider.java b/src/main/java/com/launchdarkly/openfeature/serverprovider/Provider.java
index acb8e15..4fcefe7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/launchdarkly/openfeature/serverprovider/Provider.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/launchdarkly/openfeature/serverprovider/Provider.java
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ public ProviderEvaluation<Value> getObjectEvaluation(String key, Value defaultVa
 
     @Override
     public ProviderState getState() {
-        synchronized (state) {
+        synchronized (stateLock) {
             return state;
         }
     }
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ public void initialize(EvaluationContext evaluationContext) throws Exception {
         // If we are ready, then set the state. Don't return, because we still need to listen for future
         // changes.
         if (client.isInitialized()) {
-            state = ProviderState.READY;
+            setState(ProviderState.READY);
         }
 
         var completer = new CompletableFuture<Boolean>();
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public void initialize(EvaluationContext evaluationContext) throws Exception {
             handleDataSourceStatus(res, completer);
         });
 
-        if(state == ProviderState.READY) {
+        if (getState() == ProviderState.READY) {
             return;
         }