diff --git a/recipe/session/recipeImplementation.go b/recipe/session/recipeImplementation.go
index d707a721..d154981c 100644
--- a/recipe/session/recipeImplementation.go
+++ b/recipe/session/recipeImplementation.go
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ func getJWKSFromCacheIfPresent() *sessmodels.GetJWKSResult {
 		// from the cores again after the entry in the cache is expired
 		if (currentTime - jwksCache.LastFetched) < JWKCacheMaxAgeInMs {
 			if supertokens.IsRunningInTestMode() {
+				if len(returnedFromCache) == cap(returnedFromCache) { // need to clear the channel if full because it's not being consumed in the test
+					close(returnedFromCache)
+					returnedFromCache = make(chan bool, 1000)
+				}
 				returnedFromCache <- true
 			}
 
@@ -116,6 +120,10 @@ func getJWKS() (*keyfunc.JWKS, error) {
 			jwksCache = &jwksResult
 
 			if supertokens.IsRunningInTestMode() {
+				if len(returnedFromCache) == cap(returnedFromCache) { // need to clear the channel if full because it's not being consumed in the test
+					close(returnedFromCache)
+					returnedFromCache = make(chan bool, 1000)
+				}
 				returnedFromCache <- false
 			}