diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5c7d9bd9a2..8309f0872e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ ENHANCEMENTS:
 
 BUG FIXES:
 * Fixed crash in gcs backend when using certain commands ([#1618](https://github.com/opentofu/opentofu/pull/1618))
+* Fix inmem backend crash due to missing struct field ([#1619](https://github.com/opentofu/opentofu/pull/1619))
 * Added a check in the `tofu test` to validate that the names of test run blocks do not contain spaces. ([#1489](https://github.com/opentofu/opentofu/pull/1489))
 * `tofu test` now supports accessing module outputs when the module has no resources. ([#1409](https://github.com/opentofu/opentofu/pull/1409))
 
diff --git a/internal/backend/remote-state/inmem/backend.go b/internal/backend/remote-state/inmem/backend.go
index 2a2f155595..c12573e0ad 100644
--- a/internal/backend/remote-state/inmem/backend.go
+++ b/internal/backend/remote-state/inmem/backend.go
@@ -76,9 +76,7 @@ func (b *Backend) configure(ctx context.Context) error {
 		Name: backend.DefaultStateName,
 	}
 
-	states.m[backend.DefaultStateName] = &remote.State{
-		Client: defaultClient,
-	}
+	states.m[backend.DefaultStateName] = remote.NewState(defaultClient, b.encryption)
 
 	// set the default client lock info per the test config
 	data := schema.FromContextBackendConfig(ctx)