diff --git a/controller_manager/test/test_hardware_management_srvs.cpp b/controller_manager/test/test_hardware_management_srvs.cpp
index 9fa32b7898..37e38339ba 100644
--- a/controller_manager/test/test_hardware_management_srvs.cpp
+++ b/controller_manager/test/test_hardware_management_srvs.cpp
@@ -385,7 +385,9 @@ class TestControllerManagerHWManagementSrvsWithoutParams
         "Unable to initialize resource manager, no robot description found.");
     }
 
-    cm_->init_resource_manager(robot_description);
+    auto msg = std_msgs::msg::String();
+    msg.data = robot_description;
+    cm_->robot_description_callback(msg);
 
     SetUpSrvsCMExecutor();
   }
@@ -442,7 +444,9 @@ class TestControllerManagerHWManagementSrvsOldParameters
         "Unable to initialize resource manager, no robot description found.");
     }
 
-    cm_->init_resource_manager(robot_description);
+    auto msg = std_msgs::msg::String();
+    msg.data = robot_description;
+    cm_->robot_description_callback(msg);
 
     SetUpSrvsCMExecutor();
   }