diff --git a/farmbot_ext/lib/farmbot_ext/api/preloader.ex b/farmbot_ext/lib/farmbot_ext/api/preloader.ex
index d79b681f..9c72ff60 100644
--- a/farmbot_ext/lib/farmbot_ext/api/preloader.ex
+++ b/farmbot_ext/lib/farmbot_ext/api/preloader.ex
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ defmodule FarmbotExt.API.Preloader do
     with {:ok, sync_changeset} <- API.get_changeset(Sync),
          sync_changeset <- Reconciler.sync_group(sync_changeset, SyncGroup.group_0()) do
       FarmbotCore.Logger.success(3, "Successfully preloaded resources.")
-      maybe_auto_sync(sync_changeset, Query.auto_sync?())
+      maybe_auto_sync(sync_changeset, Query.auto_sync?() || false)
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/farmbot_ext/test/farmbot_ext/amqp/bot_state_channel_test.exs b/farmbot_ext/test/farmbot_ext/amqp/bot_state_channel_test.exs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..42eb0557
--- /dev/null
+++ b/farmbot_ext/test/farmbot_ext/amqp/bot_state_channel_test.exs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+defmodule FarmbotExt.AMQP.BotStateChannelTest do
+  use ExUnit.Case
+  use Mimic
+
+  # alias FarmbotExt.AMQP.BotStateChannel
+  # alias FarmbotCore.BotState
+
+  setup :verify_on_exit!
+  setup :set_mimic_global
+
+  test "read_status" do
+    # {:ok, pid} = GenServer.start_link(BotStateChannel, [jwt: %{}])
+    # expect(BotState, :fetch, 1, fn -> %{} end)
+    # BotStateChannel.read_status(pid)
+  end
+end