diff --git a/processor/src/adapters/badge-context.ts b/processor/src/adapters/badge-context.ts
index af68b46..b393b3b 100644
--- a/processor/src/adapters/badge-context.ts
+++ b/processor/src/adapters/badge-context.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export async function createBadgeContext({
 
     return (attempt: number): Promise<T> => {
       if (attempt > 1 && catalystServers.length > 0) {
-        const [catalystServerUrl] = catalystServers.splice(attempt % catalystServers.length, 1) || []
+        const [catalystServerUrl] = catalystServers.splice(attempt % catalystServers.length, 1)
         contentClientToUse = getContentClientOrDefault(catalystServerUrl)
       }
 
diff --git a/processor/test/unit/utils/array.spec.ts b/processor/test/unit/utils/array.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..62f306a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/processor/test/unit/utils/array.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import { shuffleArray } from '../../../src/utils/array'
+
+describe('shuffleArray', () => {
+  it('should return an array with the same elements in a different order', () => {
+    const originalArray = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
+    const shuffledArray = shuffleArray([...originalArray])
+
+    expect(shuffledArray).toHaveLength(originalArray.length)
+    expect(shuffledArray).not.toEqual(originalArray)
+    expect(shuffledArray.sort()).toEqual(originalArray.sort())
+  })
+
+  it('should shuffle elements randomly (mocked Math.random)', () => {
+    const originalArray = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
+
+    // to control the shuffle
+    jest
+      .spyOn(global.Math, 'random')
+      .mockReturnValueOnce(0.1)
+      .mockReturnValueOnce(0.3)
+      .mockReturnValueOnce(0.7)
+      .mockReturnValueOnce(0.9)
+      .mockReturnValueOnce(0.5)
+
+    const shuffledArray = shuffleArray([...originalArray])
+
+    expect(shuffledArray).not.toEqual(originalArray)
+
+    jest.restoreAllMocks()
+  })
+
+  it('should not modify the original array', () => {
+    const originalArray = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
+    const arrayCopy = [...originalArray]
+
+    shuffleArray(arrayCopy)
+
+    expect(originalArray).toEqual([1, 2, 3, 4, 5])
+  })
+
+  it('should handle an empty array gracefully', () => {
+    const emptyArray: number[] = []
+    const shuffledArray = shuffleArray(emptyArray)
+
+    expect(shuffledArray).toEqual([])
+  })
+
+  it('should handle an array with one element gracefully', () => {
+    const singleElementArray = [1]
+    const shuffledArray = shuffleArray(singleElementArray)
+
+    expect(shuffledArray).toEqual([1])
+  })
+})