diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/license/ml_client_license.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/license/ml_client_license.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..b37d7cfaa00aa8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/license/ml_client_license.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+import { Observable, Subject } from 'rxjs';
+import { ILicense } from '../../../../licensing/common/types';
+
+import { MlClientLicense } from './ml_client_license';
+
+describe('MlClientLicense', () => {
+  test('should miss the license update when initialized without postInitFunction', () => {
+    const mlLicense = new MlClientLicense();
+
+    // upon instantiation the full license doesn't get set
+    expect(mlLicense.isFullLicense()).toBe(false);
+
+    const license$ = new Subject();
+
+    mlLicense.setup(license$ as Observable<ILicense>);
+
+    // if the observable wasn't triggered the full license is still not set
+    expect(mlLicense.isFullLicense()).toBe(false);
+
+    license$.next({
+      check: () => ({ state: 'valid' }),
+      getFeature: () => ({ isEnabled: true }),
+      status: 'valid',
+    });
+
+    // once the observable triggered the license should be set
+    expect(mlLicense.isFullLicense()).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  test('should not miss the license update when initialized with postInitFunction', (done) => {
+    const mlLicense = new MlClientLicense();
+
+    // upon instantiation the full license doesn't get set
+    expect(mlLicense.isFullLicense()).toBe(false);
+
+    const license$ = new Subject();
+
+    mlLicense.setup(license$ as Observable<ILicense>, [
+      (license) => {
+        // when passed in via postInitFunction callback, the license should be valid
+        // even if the license$ observable gets triggered after this setup.
+        expect(license.isFullLicense()).toBe(true);
+        done();
+      },
+    ]);
+
+    license$.next({
+      check: () => ({ state: 'valid' }),
+      getFeature: () => ({ isEnabled: true }),
+      status: 'valid',
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/plugin.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/plugin.ts
index 1659d8fa4f0f56..a299efd48874bf 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/plugin.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/plugin.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export class MlPlugin implements Plugin<MlPluginSetup, MlPluginStart> {
 
         // We pass the code to mount the app as a `postInitFunctions`
         // callback to setLicenseCache/MlLicense.setup() so we make
-        // sure the app get mounted only after we received the
+        // sure the app gets mounted only after we received the
         // license information.
         const mlLicense = setLicenseCache(pluginsSetup.licensing, [
           () => {