diff --git a/internal/server/interop.go b/internal/server/interop.go
index 6a555fa..9bb8f84 100644
--- a/internal/server/interop.go
+++ b/internal/server/interop.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
 	"github.com/localstack/lambda-runtime-init/internal/localstack"
@@ -32,35 +31,6 @@ func NewInteropServer(ls *localstack.LocalStackClient) *LocalStackInteropsServer
 	}
 }
 
-func (c *LocalStackInteropsServer) Init(initRequest *interop.Init, timeoutMs int64) error {
-	// This allows us to properly timeout when an INIT request -- which is unimplemented in the upstream.
-
-	initStart := metering.Monotime()
-
-	initDone := make(chan error, 1)
-	go func() {
-		initDone <- c.Server.Init(initRequest, timeoutMs)
-	}()
-
-	var err error
-	select {
-	case err = <-initDone:
-	case <-time.After(time.Duration(timeoutMs) * time.Millisecond):
-		if _, resetErr := c.Server.Reset("timeout", 2000); resetErr != nil {
-			log.WithError(resetErr).Error("Failed to reset after init timeout")
-		}
-		err = errors.New("timeout")
-	}
-
-	initDuration := float64(metering.Monotime()-initStart) / float64(time.Millisecond)
-
-	if err != nil {
-		log.WithError(err).WithField("duration", initDuration).Error("Init failed")
-	}
-
-	return err
-}
-
 func (c *LocalStackInteropsServer) Execute(ctx context.Context, responseWriter http.ResponseWriter, invoke *interop.Invoke) error {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), c.Server.GetInvokeTimeout())
 	defer cancel()
diff --git a/internal/server/service.go b/internal/server/service.go
index 5b84ec2..a91f0f8 100644
--- a/internal/server/service.go
+++ b/internal/server/service.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"math"
 	"os"
@@ -24,6 +25,8 @@ import (
 	"go.amzn.com/lambda/rapidcore/env"
 )
 
+var errTimeout = errors.New("timeout")
+
 type LocalStackService struct {
 	sandbox *LocalStackInteropsServer
 	adapter *localstack.LocalStackClient
@@ -129,7 +132,22 @@ func (ls *LocalStackService) Initialize(bs interop.Bootstrap) error {
 	}
 
 	initStart := metering.Monotime()
-	err = ls.sandbox.Init(initRequest, initRequest.InitTimeoutMs)
+
+	initDone := make(chan error, 1)
+	go func() {
+		initDone <- ls.sandbox.Init(initRequest, initRequest.InvokeTimeoutMs)
+	}()
+
+	select {
+	case err = <-initDone:
+	case <-time.After(initTimeout):
+		_, resetFailure := ls.sandbox.Reset("timeout", 2000)
+		if resetFailure != nil {
+			log.WithError(resetFailure).Error("Failed to reset after init timeout")
+		}
+		err = errTimeout
+	}
+
 	ls.initDuration = float64(metering.Monotime()-initStart) / float64(time.Millisecond)
 
 	if err != nil {