diff --git a/extensions/couchbase/tests/GetCouchbaseKeyTests.cpp b/extensions/couchbase/tests/GetCouchbaseKeyTests.cpp
index d518ace039..0d2e5b9109 100644
--- a/extensions/couchbase/tests/GetCouchbaseKeyTests.cpp
+++ b/extensions/couchbase/tests/GetCouchbaseKeyTests.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ struct ExpectedCallOptions {
 
 class GetCouchbaseKeyTestController : public TestController {
  public:
-  GetCouchbaseKeyTestController() {
+  GetCouchbaseKeyTestController()
+      : controller_(std::make_unique<processors::GetCouchbaseKey>("GetCouchbaseKey")),
+        proc_(controller_.getProcessor()) {
     LogTestController::getInstance().setDebug<TestPlan>();
     LogTestController::getInstance().setDebug<minifi::core::Processor>();
     LogTestController::getInstance().setTrace<minifi::core::ProcessSession>();
@@ -97,8 +99,8 @@ class GetCouchbaseKeyTestController : public TestController {
   }
 
  protected:
-  std::shared_ptr<core::Processor> proc_ = std::make_shared<processors::GetCouchbaseKey>("GetCouchbaseKey");
-  minifi::test::SingleProcessorTestController controller_{proc_};
+  minifi::test::SingleProcessorTestController controller_;
+  core::Processor* proc_ = nullptr;
   std::shared_ptr<MockCouchbaseClusterService> mock_couchbase_cluster_service_;
 };