diff --git a/posthog/client.py b/posthog/client.py
index 85e92eb2..f29f1c73 100644
--- a/posthog/client.py
+++ b/posthog/client.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 import os
 import sys
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
-from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, Optional, Union
+from typing import Any, Dict, Optional, Union
 from typing_extensions import Unpack
 from uuid import uuid4
 
@@ -271,8 +271,8 @@ def __init__(
             # to call flush().
             if send:
                 atexit.register(self.join)
+            self.consumers = []
             for n in range(thread):
-                self.consumers = []
                 consumer = Consumer(
                     self.queue,
                     self.api_key,
diff --git a/posthog/test/test_client.py b/posthog/test/test_client.py
index e97d5349..c39a7ab8 100644
--- a/posthog/test/test_client.py
+++ b/posthog/test/test_client.py
@@ -2466,3 +2466,12 @@ def test_debug_flag_re_raises_exceptions(self, mock_enqueue):
                 with self.assertRaises(Exception) as cm:
                     method(*args, **kwargs)
                 self.assertEqual(str(cm.exception), "Expected error")
+
+    def test_number_of_consumers(self):
+        expected_threads = 10
+
+        client = Client(FAKE_TEST_API_KEY, send=False, thread=expected_threads)
+        try:
+            self.assertEqual(len(client.consumers), expected_threads)
+        finally:
+            client.shutdown()