diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 311a0a4..aa11560 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ Unreleased Changes
 
 * Feature - Moves Error classes into the Errors module.
 
+* Issue - Set `find_session`, `write_session`, and `delete_session` as public.
+
+* Issue - Validate `Configuration` has secret_key on `:initialize` instead of on `:find_session`.
+
 2.2.0 (2024-01-25)
 ------------------
 
diff --git a/lib/aws/session_store/dynamo_db/rack_middleware.rb b/lib/aws/session_store/dynamo_db/rack_middleware.rb
index 5c508d9..d3d2a1f 100644
--- a/lib/aws/session_store/dynamo_db/rack_middleware.rb
+++ b/lib/aws/session_store/dynamo_db/rack_middleware.rb
@@ -17,31 +17,15 @@ class RackMiddleware < Rack::Session::Abstract::Persisted
     def initialize(app, options = {})
       super
       @config = Configuration.new(options)
+      validate_config
       set_locking_strategy
     end
 
-    # @return [Configuration] An instance of Configuration that is used for
-    #   this middleware.
-    attr_reader :config
-
-    private
-
-    def set_locking_strategy
-      @lock =
-        if @config.enable_locking
-          Aws::SessionStore::DynamoDB::Locking::Pessimistic.new(@config)
-        else
-          Aws::SessionStore::DynamoDB::Locking::Null.new(@config)
-        end
-    end
-
-    def validate_config
-      raise Errors::MissingSecretKeyError unless @config.secret_key
-    end
-
     # Get session from the database or create a new session.
+    #
+    # @raise [Aws::SessionStore::DynamoDB::Errors::LockWaitTimeoutError] If the session
+    #   has waited too long to obtain lock.
     def find_session(req, sid)
-      validate_config
       case verify_hmac(sid)
       when nil
         set_new_session_properties(req.env)
@@ -49,25 +33,11 @@ def find_session(req, sid)
         handle_error { raise Errors::InvalidIDError }
         set_new_session_properties(req.env)
       else
-        get_session(req, sid)
+        data = @lock.get_session_data(req.env, sid)
+        [sid, data || {}]
       end
     end
 
-    # Sets new session properties.
-    def set_new_session_properties(env)
-      env['dynamo_db.new_session'] = 'true'
-      [generate_sid, {}]
-    end
-
-    # Retrieves session from the database after unpacking data.
-    #
-    # @raise [Aws::SessionStore::DynamoDB::Errors::LockWaitTimeoutError] If the session
-    #   has waited too long to obtain lock.
-    def get_session(req, sid)
-      data = @lock.get_session_data(req.env, sid)
-      [sid, data || {}]
-    end
-
     # Sets the session in the database after packing data.
     #
     # @return [Hash] If session has been saved.
@@ -84,6 +54,31 @@ def delete_session(req, sid, options)
       generate_sid unless options[:drop]
     end
 
+    # @return [Configuration] An instance of Configuration that is used for
+    #   this middleware.
+    attr_reader :config
+
+    private
+
+    def set_locking_strategy
+      @lock =
+        if @config.enable_locking
+          Aws::SessionStore::DynamoDB::Locking::Pessimistic.new(@config)
+        else
+          Aws::SessionStore::DynamoDB::Locking::Null.new(@config)
+        end
+    end
+
+    def validate_config
+      raise Errors::MissingSecretKeyError unless @config.secret_key
+    end
+
+    # Sets new session properties.
+    def set_new_session_properties(env)
+      env['dynamo_db.new_session'] = 'true'
+      [generate_sid, {}]
+    end
+
     # Each database operation is placed in this rescue wrapper.
     # This wrapper will call the method, rescue any exceptions and then pass
     # exceptions to the configured session handler.