diff --git a/crates/dap/src/client.rs b/crates/dap/src/client.rs
index 86a15b2d8a..7b791450ec 100644
--- a/crates/dap/src/client.rs
+++ b/crates/dap/src/client.rs
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ mod tests {
                     request: dap_types::StartDebuggingRequestArgumentsRequest::Launch,
                 },
             },
-            Box::new(|_| panic!("Did not expect to hit this code path")),
+            Box::new(|_| {}),
             &mut cx.to_async(),
         )
         .await
diff --git a/crates/dap/src/transport.rs b/crates/dap/src/transport.rs
index 6dadf1cf35..f9fbbfc842 100644
--- a/crates/dap/src/transport.rs
+++ b/crates/dap/src/transport.rs
@@ -883,6 +883,7 @@ impl FakeTransport {
                                         break Err(anyhow!("exit in response to request"));
                                     }
                                 };
+                                let success = response.success;
                                 let message =
                                     serde_json::to_string(&Message::Response(response)).unwrap();
 
@@ -893,6 +894,25 @@ impl FakeTransport {
                                     )
                                     .await
                                     .unwrap();
+
+                                if request.command == dap_types::requests::Initialize::COMMAND
+                                    && success
+                                {
+                                    let message = serde_json::to_string(&Message::Event(Box::new(
+                                        dap_types::messages::Events::Initialized(Some(
+                                            Default::default(),
+                                        )),
+                                    )))
+                                    .unwrap();
+                                    writer
+                                        .write_all(
+                                            TransportDelegate::build_rpc_message(message)
+                                                .as_bytes(),
+                                        )
+                                        .await
+                                        .unwrap();
+                                }
+
                                 writer.flush().await.unwrap();
                             }
                         }
diff --git a/crates/project/src/debugger/test.rs b/crates/project/src/debugger/test.rs
index 3b9425e369..53b88323e6 100644
--- a/crates/project/src/debugger/test.rs
+++ b/crates/project/src/debugger/test.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::{path::Path, sync::Arc};
 
 use dap::client::DebugAdapterClient;
-use gpui::{App, AppContext, Subscription};
+use gpui::{App, Subscription};
 
 use super::session::{Session, SessionStateEvent};
 
@@ -19,14 +19,6 @@ pub fn intercept_debug_sessions<T: Fn(&Arc<DebugAdapterClient>) + 'static>(
                     let client = session.adapter_client().unwrap();
                     register_default_handlers(session, &client, cx);
                     configure(&client);
-                    cx.background_spawn(async move {
-                        client
-                            .fake_event(dap::messages::Events::Initialized(
-                                Some(Default::default()),
-                            ))
-                            .await
-                    })
-                    .detach();
                 }
             })
             .detach();