diff --git a/signer/threshold_validator_test.go b/signer/threshold_validator_test.go
index 0aac7241..5d979b02 100644
--- a/signer/threshold_validator_test.go
+++ b/signer/threshold_validator_test.go
@@ -438,6 +438,8 @@ func testThresholdValidatorLeaderElection(t *testing.T, threshold, total uint8)
 		for _, tv := range thresholdValidators {
 			tv := tv
 
+			tv.nonceCache.LoadN(ctx, 1)
+
 			go func() {
 				defer wg.Done()
 				// stagger signing requests with random sleep
@@ -478,6 +480,8 @@ func testThresholdValidatorLeaderElection(t *testing.T, threshold, total uint8)
 		for _, tv := range thresholdValidators {
 			tv := tv
 
+			tv.nonceCache.LoadN(ctx, 1)
+
 			go func() {
 				defer wg.Done()
 				// stagger signing requests with random sleep
@@ -518,6 +522,8 @@ func testThresholdValidatorLeaderElection(t *testing.T, threshold, total uint8)
 		for _, tv := range thresholdValidators {
 			tv := tv
 
+			tv.nonceCache.LoadN(ctx, 1)
+
 			go func() {
 				defer wg.Done()
 				// stagger signing requests with random sleep