diff --git a/src/topology/builder.rs b/src/topology/builder.rs
index 9e1e554943fc8..c95d3916569cf 100644
--- a/src/topology/builder.rs
+++ b/src/topology/builder.rs
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ pub async fn build_pieces(
         let cx = TransformContext { resolver };
 
         let input_type = transform.inner.input_type();
-        let transform = match transform.inner.build(cx) {
+        let transform = match transform.inner.build_async(cx).await {
             Err(error) => {
                 errors.push(format!("Transform \"{}\": {}", name, error));
                 continue;
diff --git a/src/topology/config/mod.rs b/src/topology/config/mod.rs
index e6e1b3f5e4ce8..ca297f935a929 100644
--- a/src/topology/config/mod.rs
+++ b/src/topology/config/mod.rs
@@ -204,10 +204,18 @@ pub struct TransformOuter {
     pub inner: Box<dyn TransformConfig>,
 }
 
+#[async_trait::async_trait]
 #[typetag::serde(tag = "type")]
 pub trait TransformConfig: core::fmt::Debug + Send + Sync {
     fn build(&self, cx: TransformContext) -> crate::Result<Box<dyn transforms::Transform>>;
 
+    async fn build_async(
+        &self,
+        cx: TransformContext,
+    ) -> crate::Result<Box<dyn transforms::Transform>> {
+        self.build(cx)
+    }
+
     fn input_type(&self) -> DataType;
 
     fn output_type(&self) -> DataType;
diff --git a/src/transforms/aws_ec2_metadata.rs b/src/transforms/aws_ec2_metadata.rs
index 24d317a743c26..de8dc2179f4df 100644
--- a/src/transforms/aws_ec2_metadata.rs
+++ b/src/transforms/aws_ec2_metadata.rs
@@ -112,9 +112,14 @@ inventory::submit! {
     TransformDescription::new_without_default::<Ec2Metadata>("aws_ec2_metadata")
 }
 
+#[async_trait::async_trait]
 #[typetag::serde(name = "aws_ec2_metadata")]
 impl TransformConfig for Ec2Metadata {
-    fn build(&self, cx: TransformContext) -> crate::Result<Box<dyn Transform>> {
+    fn build(&self, _cx: TransformContext) -> crate::Result<Box<dyn Transform>> {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
+
+    async fn build_async(&self, cx: TransformContext) -> crate::Result<Box<dyn Transform>> {
         let (read, write) = evmap::new();
 
         // Check if the namespace is set to `""` which should mean that we do
@@ -147,11 +152,13 @@ impl TransformConfig for Ec2Metadata {
 
         let http_client = HttpClient::new(cx.resolver(), None)?;
 
+        let mut client =
+            MetadataClient::new(http_client, host, keys, write, refresh_interval, fields);
+
+        client.refresh_metadata().await?;
+
         tokio::spawn(
             async move {
-                let mut client =
-                    MetadataClient::new(http_client, host, keys, write, refresh_interval, fields);
-
                 client.run().await;
             }
             // TODO: Once #1338 is done we can fetch the current span
@@ -513,8 +520,12 @@ mod integration_tests {
             host: Some(HOST.clone()),
             ..Default::default()
         };
-        let mut transform =
-            rt.block_on_std(async move { config.build(TransformContext::new_test()).unwrap() });
+        let mut transform = rt.block_on_std(async move {
+            config
+                .build_async(TransformContext::new_test())
+                .await
+                .unwrap()
+        });
 
         // We need to sleep to let the background task fetch the data.
         std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(1));
@@ -562,8 +573,12 @@ mod integration_tests {
             fields: Some(vec!["public-ipv4".into(), "region".into()]),
             ..Default::default()
         };
-        let mut transform =
-            rt.block_on_std(async move { config.build(TransformContext::new_test()).unwrap() });
+        let mut transform = rt.block_on_std(async move {
+            config
+                .build_async(TransformContext::new_test())
+                .await
+                .unwrap()
+        });
 
         // We need to sleep to let the background task fetch the data.
         std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(1));
@@ -593,8 +608,12 @@ mod integration_tests {
             namespace: Some("ec2.metadata".into()),
             ..Default::default()
         };
-        let mut transform =
-            rt.block_on_std(async move { config.build(TransformContext::new_test()).unwrap() });
+        let mut transform = rt.block_on_std(async move {
+            config
+                .build_async(TransformContext::new_test())
+                .await
+                .unwrap()
+        });
 
         // We need to sleep to let the background task fetch the data.
         std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(1));
@@ -619,8 +638,12 @@ mod integration_tests {
             namespace: Some("".into()),
             ..Default::default()
         };
-        let mut transform =
-            rt.block_on_std(async move { config.build(TransformContext::new_test()).unwrap() });
+        let mut transform = rt.block_on_std(async move {
+            config
+                .build_async(TransformContext::new_test())
+                .await
+                .unwrap()
+        });
 
         // We need to sleep to let the background task fetch the data.
         std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(1));