diff --git a/src/msgraph_core/requests/batch_request_content_collection.py b/src/msgraph_core/requests/batch_request_content_collection.py
index 3f5cb511..ddf0acb8 100644
--- a/src/msgraph_core/requests/batch_request_content_collection.py
+++ b/src/msgraph_core/requests/batch_request_content_collection.py
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
 
         """
         self.max_requests_per_batch = BatchRequestContent.MAX_REQUESTS
-        self.batches: list[BatchRequestContent] = []
         self.current_batch: BatchRequestContent = BatchRequestContent()
+        self.batches: list[BatchRequestContent] = [self.current_batch]
 
     def add_batch_request_item(self, request: BatchRequestItem) -> None:
         """
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ def add_batch_request_item(self, request: BatchRequestItem) -> None:
             request (BatchRequestItem): The request item to add.
         """
         if len(self.current_batch.requests) >= self.max_requests_per_batch:
-            self.batches.append(self.current_batch.finalize())
+            self.current_batch.finalize()
             self.current_batch = BatchRequestContent()
+            self.batches.append(self.current_batch)
         self.current_batch.add_request(request.id, request)
-        self.batches.append(self.current_batch)
 
     def remove_batch_request_item(self, request_id: str) -> None:
         """
diff --git a/tests/requests/test_batch_request_content_collection.py b/tests/requests/test_batch_request_content_collection.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..da250164
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/requests/test_batch_request_content_collection.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import pytest
+from io import BytesIO
+from kiota_abstractions.request_information import RequestInformation
+from msgraph_core.requests.batch_request_item import BatchRequestItem
+from msgraph_core.requests.batch_request_content_collection import BatchRequestContentCollection
+from kiota_abstractions.headers_collection import HeadersCollection as RequestHeaders
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def batch_request_content_collection():
+    return BatchRequestContentCollection()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def request_info():
+    request_info = RequestInformation()
+    request_info.http_method = "GET"
+    request_info.url = "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/me"
+    request_info.headers = RequestHeaders()
+    request_info.headers.add("Content-Type", "application/json")
+    request_info.content = BytesIO(b'{"key": "value"}')
+    return request_info
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def batch_request_item1(request_info):
+    return BatchRequestItem(request_information=request_info, id="1")
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def batch_request_item2(request_info):
+    return BatchRequestItem(request_information=request_info, id="2")
+
+
+def test_init_batches(batch_request_content_collection):
+    assert len(batch_request_content_collection.batches) == 1
+    assert batch_request_content_collection.current_batch is not None
+
+
+def test_add_batch_request_item(batch_request_content_collection, batch_request_item1, batch_request_item2):
+    batch_request_content_collection.add_batch_request_item(batch_request_item1)
+    batch_request_content_collection.add_batch_request_item(batch_request_item2)
+    assert len(batch_request_content_collection.batches) == 1
+    assert len(batch_request_content_collection.current_batch.requests) == 2