diff --git a/fl4health/server/base_server.py b/fl4health/server/base_server.py
index 2773e55eb..56f9c7472 100644
--- a/fl4health/server/base_server.py
+++ b/fl4health/server/base_server.py
@@ -349,7 +349,9 @@ def evaluate_round(
                     "eval_round_end": str(end_time),
                 }
                 dummy_params = Parameters([], "None")
-                config = self.strategy.configure_fit(server_round, dummy_params, self._client_manager)[0][1].config
+                config = self.strategy.configure_evaluate(server_round, dummy_params, self._client_manager)[0][
+                    1
+                ].config
                 if config.get("local_epochs", None) is not None:
                     report_data["fit_epoch"] = server_round * config["local_epochs"]
                 elif config.get("local_steps", None) is not None:
diff --git a/tests/server/test_base_server.py b/tests/server/test_base_server.py
index 4ca55722b..c2c8c5894 100644
--- a/tests/server/test_base_server.py
+++ b/tests/server/test_base_server.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 from flwr.common.parameter import ndarrays_to_parameters
 from flwr.server.client_proxy import ClientProxy
 from flwr.server.history import History
+from flwr.server.strategy import FedAvg
 from freezegun import freeze_time
 
 from fl4health.checkpointing.checkpointer import BestLossTorchCheckpointer
@@ -247,9 +248,12 @@ def test_metrics_reporter_evaluate_round(mock_evaluate_round: Mock) -> None:
         test_metrics_aggregated,
         (None, None),
     )
-
+    client_manager = SimpleClientManager()
+    client_manager.register(CustomClientProxy("test_id", 1))
     reporter = JsonReporter()
-    fl_server = FlServer(SimpleClientManager(), reporters=[reporter])
+    fl_server = FlServer(
+        client_manager, reporters=[reporter], strategy=FedAvg(min_evaluate_clients=1, min_available_clients=1)
+    )
     fl_server.evaluate_round(test_round, None)
 
     metrics_to_assert = {