diff --git a/dsh_sdk/examples/mqtt_token_fetcher.rs b/dsh_sdk/examples/mqtt_token_fetcher.rs
index d1dc184..c94241c 100644
--- a/dsh_sdk/examples/mqtt_token_fetcher.rs
+++ b/dsh_sdk/examples/mqtt_token_fetcher.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ async fn main() {
     let api_key = env::var("API_KEY").unwrap().to_string();
     let mqtt_token_fetcher: MqttTokenFetcher =
         MqttTokenFetcher::new(tenant_name, api_key, None, dsh_sdk::Platform::NpLz) //Claims = None fetches all possible claims
-            .await
             .unwrap();
     let token: MqttToken = mqtt_token_fetcher
         .get_token("Client-id", None)
diff --git a/dsh_sdk/examples/mqtt_token_fetcher_specific_claims.rs b/dsh_sdk/examples/mqtt_token_fetcher_specific_claims.rs
index 5b6ef9a..8a15359 100644
--- a/dsh_sdk/examples/mqtt_token_fetcher_specific_claims.rs
+++ b/dsh_sdk/examples/mqtt_token_fetcher_specific_claims.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ async fn main() {
         Some(claims_vector),
         dsh_sdk::Platform::NpLz,
     )
-    .await
     .unwrap();
 
     let token: MqttToken = mqtt_token_fetcher
diff --git a/dsh_sdk/src/mqtt_token_fetcher.rs b/dsh_sdk/src/mqtt_token_fetcher.rs
index d87bf0f..927a47c 100644
--- a/dsh_sdk/src/mqtt_token_fetcher.rs
+++ b/dsh_sdk/src/mqtt_token_fetcher.rs
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@ pub struct MqttTokenFetcher {
 }
 
 impl MqttTokenFetcher {
-    pub async fn new(
+    pub fn new(
         tenant_name: String,
         rest_api_key: String,
         claims: Option<Vec<Claims>>,
         platform: Platform,
         //token_lifetime: Option<i32>,
     ) -> Result<MqttTokenFetcher, DshError> {
-        let rest_token = RestToken::get(&tenant_name, &rest_api_key, &platform).await?;
+        let rest_token = RestToken::default();
         Ok(Self {
             tenant_name: tenant_name.clone(),
             rest_api_key: rest_api_key.clone(),
@@ -330,6 +330,15 @@ impl RestToken {
     }
 }
 
+impl Default for RestToken {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            raw_token: "".to_string(),
+            exp: 0,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 fn extract_header_and_payload(raw_token: &str) -> Result<&str, DshError> {
     let parts: Vec<&str> = raw_token.split('.').collect();
     parts