diff --git a/packages/hawtio/src/plugins/rbac/rbac-service.ts b/packages/hawtio/src/plugins/rbac/rbac-service.ts
index dd07be19..564db40c 100644
--- a/packages/hawtio/src/plugins/rbac/rbac-service.ts
+++ b/packages/hawtio/src/plugins/rbac/rbac-service.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class RBACService implements IRBACService {
     this.aclMBean = undefined
   }
 
-  async getACLMBean(): Promise<string> {
+  getACLMBean(): Promise<string> {
     if (this.aclMBean) {
       return this.aclMBean
     }
diff --git a/packages/hawtio/src/plugins/shared/jolokia-service.ts b/packages/hawtio/src/plugins/shared/jolokia-service.ts
index b9562807..34c17781 100644
--- a/packages/hawtio/src/plugins/shared/jolokia-service.ts
+++ b/packages/hawtio/src/plugins/shared/jolokia-service.ts
@@ -127,28 +127,28 @@ class JolokiaService implements IJolokiaService {
     return this.jolokiaUrl
   }
 
-  async getJolokia(): Promise<Jolokia> {
+  getJolokia(): Promise<Jolokia> {
     if (this.jolokia) {
       return this.jolokia
     }
 
     // Initialising Jolokia instance
-
-    const jolokia = await this.createJolokia()
-    // Checking versions
-    jolokia.version(
-      onVersionSuccessAndError(
-        version => {
-          log.info('Jolokia version:', { client: jolokia.CLIENT_VERSION, agent: version.agent })
-        },
-        error => log.error('Failed to fetch Jolokia version:', error),
-      ),
-    )
-    // Start Jolokia
-    const updateRate = this.loadUpdateRate()
-    jolokia.start(updateRate)
-    log.info('Jolokia started with update rate =', updateRate)
-    return jolokia
+    this.jolokia = this.createJolokia(jolokia => {
+      // Checking versions
+      jolokia.version(
+        onVersionSuccessAndError(
+          version => {
+            log.info('Jolokia version:', { client: jolokia.CLIENT_VERSION, agent: version.agent })
+          },
+          error => log.error('Failed to fetch Jolokia version:', error),
+        ),
+      )
+      // Start Jolokia
+      const updateRate = this.loadUpdateRate()
+      jolokia.start(updateRate)
+      log.info('Jolokia started with update rate =', updateRate)
+    })
+    return this.jolokia
   }
 
   private async initJolokiaUrl(): Promise<string | null> {
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ class JolokiaService implements IJolokiaService {
     })
   }
 
-  private async createJolokia(): Promise<Jolokia> {
+  private async createJolokia(postCreate?: (jolokia: Jolokia) => void): Promise<Jolokia> {
     const jolokiaUrl = await this.getJolokiaUrl()
     if (!jolokiaUrl) {
       log.debug('Use dummy Jolokia')
@@ -237,6 +237,10 @@ class JolokiaService implements IJolokiaService {
     // let's check if we can call faster jolokia.list()
     await this.checkListOptimisation(jolokia)
 
+    // Run any post-create processing that should be done before the resolved
+    // Jolokia is returned
+    postCreate?.(jolokia)
+
     return jolokia
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/hawtio/src/plugins/shared/workspace.ts b/packages/hawtio/src/plugins/shared/workspace.ts
index d0e488e0..d8cde3e6 100644
--- a/packages/hawtio/src/plugins/shared/workspace.ts
+++ b/packages/hawtio/src/plugins/shared/workspace.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class Workspace implements IWorkspace {
     eventService.refresh()
   }
 
-  async getTree(): Promise<MBeanTree> {
+  getTree(): Promise<MBeanTree> {
     if (this.tree) {
       return this.tree
     }