diff --git a/pathwaysutils/elastic/manager.py b/pathwaysutils/elastic/manager.py
index 3986959..b4b2e59 100644
--- a/pathwaysutils/elastic/manager.py
+++ b/pathwaysutils/elastic/manager.py
@@ -44,6 +44,20 @@
 _logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
+def _plus_one(x: jax.Array) -> jax.Array:
+  """Adds one to each element in the array.
+
+  Used to test if a slice is available.
+
+  Args:
+    x: The array to add one to.
+
+  Returns:
+      The array with one added to each element.
+  """
+  return x + 1
+
+
 class ElasticRuntimeError(RuntimeError):
   """Error raised when elasticity cannot continue.
 
@@ -234,7 +248,7 @@ def _simple_execution(self, devices: Sequence[jax.Device]) -> jax.Array:
         self._SIMPLE_EXECUTION_TEST_VALUE - 1
     )
 
-    return jax.pmap(lambda x: x + 1, devices=devices)(test_input)
+    return jax.pmap(_plus_one, devices=devices)(test_input)
 
   @timing.timeit
   def get_slice_availability(self) -> set[int]: