diff --git a/pkg/storage/unified/sql/service.go b/pkg/storage/unified/sql/service.go
index 75b3e80fcb0..06275c8754c 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/unified/sql/service.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/unified/sql/service.go
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ func ProvideUnifiedStorageGrpcService(
 		cfg:                cfg,
 		features:           features,
 		stopCh:             make(chan struct{}),
+		stoppedCh:          make(chan error, 1),
 		authenticator:      authn,
 		tracing:            tracer,
 		db:                 db,