diff --git a/api.go b/api.go
index 822828c..233c318 100644
--- a/api.go
+++ b/api.go
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 package apidApigeeSync
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"github.com/30x/apid-core"
 	"net/http"
-	"encoding/json"
 	"strconv"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -59,4 +59,4 @@
 type errorResponse struct {
 	ErrorCode int    `json:"errorCode"`
 	Reason    string `json:"reason"`
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/change_test.go b/change_test.go
index 09b4a50..67331c4 100644
--- a/change_test.go
+++ b/change_test.go
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@
 	invalidateChan chan bool
 }
 
-func (t *dummyTokenManager) getTokenReadyChannel() chan bool {
-	return make(chan bool)
+func (t *dummyTokenManager) getTokenReadyChannel() <-chan bool {
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (t *dummyTokenManager) getBearerToken() string {
diff --git a/managerInterfaces.go b/managerInterfaces.go
index 7db7130..8ef331c 100644
--- a/managerInterfaces.go
+++ b/managerInterfaces.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 	close()
 	getRetrieveNewTokenClosure(*url.URL) func(chan bool) error
 	start()
-	getTokenReadyChannel() chan bool
+	getTokenReadyChannel() <-chan bool
 }
 
 type snapShotManager interface {
diff --git a/token.go b/token.go
index 0533043..46e52cd 100644
--- a/token.go
+++ b/token.go
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
 	}
 }
 
-func (t *simpleTokenManager) getTokenReadyChannel() chan bool {
+func (t *simpleTokenManager) getTokenReadyChannel() <-chan bool {
 	return t.tokenUpdatedChan
 }