diff --git a/src/protean/adapters/broker/__init__.py b/src/protean/adapters/broker/__init__.py
index 27048f51..5f057e40 100644
--- a/src/protean/adapters/broker/__init__.py
+++ b/src/protean/adapters/broker/__init__.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def _initialize(self):
 
             if broker_name not in self._brokers:
                 raise ConfigurationError(
-                    f"Broker {broker_name} has not been configured."
+                    f"Broker `{broker_name}` has not been configured."
                 )
 
             self._brokers[broker_name].register(subscriber.meta_.event, subscriber)
diff --git a/src/protean/domain/__init__.py b/src/protean/domain/__init__.py
index 4c14b6a2..3165f19f 100644
--- a/src/protean/domain/__init__.py
+++ b/src/protean/domain/__init__.py
@@ -193,10 +193,12 @@ def init(self, traverse=True):  # noqa: C901
 
         This method bubbles up circular import issues, if present, in the domain code.
         """
+        # Initialize domain dependencies and adapters
+        self._initialize()
+
         if traverse is True:
             # Standard Library Imports
             import importlib.util
-            import inspect
             import os
             import pathlib
 
@@ -208,7 +210,7 @@ def init(self, traverse=True):  # noqa: C901
 
             logger.debug(f"Loading domain from {dir_name}...")
 
-            for root, dirs, files in os.walk(dir_name):
+            for root, _, files in os.walk(dir_name):
                 if pathlib.PurePath(root).name not in ["__pycache__"]:
                     package_path = root[len(str(system_folder_path)) + 1 :]
                     module_name = package_path.replace(os.sep, ".")
@@ -245,16 +247,12 @@ def init(self, traverse=True):  # noqa: C901
         # Initialize adapters after loading domain
         self._initialize()
 
-    # Initialize domain adapters
     def _initialize(self):
+        """Initialize domain dependencies and adapters."""
         self.providers._initialize()
         self.caches._initialize()
         self.brokers._initialize()
 
-    # Reinitialize domain after config changes
-    def reinitialize(self):
-        self._initialize()
-
     def make_config(self):
         """Used to construct the config; invoked by the Domain constructor."""
         defaults = dict(self.default_config)
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index e41c92bb..2be978ad 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -194,10 +194,9 @@ def test_domain(db_config, store_config, request):
         domain.config["DATABASES"]["default"] = db_config
         domain.config["EVENT_STORE"] = store_config
 
-        with domain.domain_context():
-            # Always reinitialize the domain after config changes
-            domain.reinitialize()
+        domain._initialize()
 
+        with domain.domain_context():
             yield domain
 
 
diff --git a/tests/repository/test_providers.py b/tests/repository/test_providers.py
index a748023b..32064bfb 100644
--- a/tests/repository/test_providers.py
+++ b/tests/repository/test_providers.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def custom_test_domain(self, test_domain):
             "DATABASE": "SQLITE",
             "DATABASE_URI": "sqlite:///test.db",
         }
-        test_domain.reinitialize()
+        test_domain._initialize()
         yield test_domain
 
     def test_default_repository_construction_and_registration(self, custom_test_domain):
diff --git a/tests/repository/test_repository_registration.py b/tests/repository/test_repository_registration.py
index 855f2ce0..09c9f1b1 100644
--- a/tests/repository/test_repository_registration.py
+++ b/tests/repository/test_repository_registration.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def test_retrieving_the_database_specific_repository(self, test_domain):
             "DATABASE": Database.ELASTICSEARCH.value,
             "DATABASE_URI": {"hosts": ["localhost"]},
         }
-        test_domain.reinitialize()
+        test_domain._initialize()
 
         @test_domain.aggregate
         class User:
diff --git a/tests/shared.py b/tests/shared.py
index c57b8b83..dd72112e 100644
--- a/tests/shared.py
+++ b/tests/shared.py
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ def initialize_domain(file_path):
     if os.path.exists(config_path):
         domain.config.from_pyfile(config_path)
 
-    # Always reinitialize the domain after config changes
-    domain.reinitialize()
+    # Reinitialize the domain after config changes
+    domain._initialize()
 
     return domain
 
diff --git a/tests/test_brokers.py b/tests/test_brokers.py
index ffc45532..2e696250 100644
--- a/tests/test_brokers.py
+++ b/tests/test_brokers.py
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ class TestBrokerSubscriberInitialization:
     def test_that_registered_subscribers_are_initialized(self, test_domain):
         test_domain.register(NotifySSOSubscriber)
 
-        test_domain.reinitialize()
+        test_domain._initialize()
 
         assert (
             "tests.test_brokers.PersonAdded"
@@ -159,8 +159,10 @@ def test_that_subscribers_with_unknown_brokers_cannot_be_initialized(
         NotifySSOSubscriber.meta_.broker = "unknown"
         test_domain.register(NotifySSOSubscriber)
 
-        with pytest.raises(ConfigurationError):
-            test_domain.reinitialize()
+        with pytest.raises(ConfigurationError) as exc:
+            test_domain._initialize()
+
+        assert "Broker `unknown` has not been configured." in str(exc.value)
 
         # Reset the broker after test
         NotifySSOSubscriber.meta_.broker = "default"