diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/ApplicationHost.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/ApplicationHost.cs
index 8ea188724a..f3abf2a3ef 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/ApplicationHost.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/ApplicationHost.cs
@@ -328,8 +328,6 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations
 
         private IMediaSourceManager MediaSourceManager { get; set; }
 
-        private readonly IConfiguration _configuration;
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets the installation manager.
         /// </summary>
@@ -367,11 +365,8 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations
             IStartupOptions options,
             IFileSystem fileSystem,
             IImageEncoder imageEncoder,
-            INetworkManager networkManager,
-            IConfiguration configuration)
+            INetworkManager networkManager)
         {
-            _configuration = configuration;
-
             XmlSerializer = new MyXmlSerializer();
 
             NetworkManager = networkManager;
@@ -587,7 +582,8 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations
             }
         }
 
-        public async Task InitAsync(IServiceCollection serviceCollection)
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public async Task InitAsync(IServiceCollection serviceCollection, IConfiguration startupConfig)
         {
             HttpPort = ServerConfigurationManager.Configuration.HttpServerPortNumber;
             HttpsPort = ServerConfigurationManager.Configuration.HttpsPortNumber;
@@ -620,7 +616,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations
 
             DiscoverTypes();
 
-            await RegisterResources(serviceCollection).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            await RegisterResources(serviceCollection, startupConfig).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
             ContentRoot = ServerConfigurationManager.Configuration.DashboardSourcePath;
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(ContentRoot))
@@ -659,7 +655,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations
         /// <summary>
         /// Registers resources that classes will depend on
         /// </summary>
-        protected async Task RegisterResources(IServiceCollection serviceCollection)
+        protected async Task RegisterResources(IServiceCollection serviceCollection, IConfiguration startupConfig)
         {
             serviceCollection.AddMemoryCache();
 
@@ -762,7 +758,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations
                 ProcessFactory,
                 LocalizationManager,
                 () => SubtitleEncoder,
-                _configuration,
+                startupConfig,
                 StartupOptions.FFmpegPath);
             serviceCollection.AddSingleton(MediaEncoder);
 
@@ -784,7 +780,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations
                 this,
                 LoggerFactory.CreateLogger<HttpListenerHost>(),
                 ServerConfigurationManager,
-                _configuration,
+                startupConfig,
                 NetworkManager,
                 JsonSerializer,
                 XmlSerializer,
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Server/CoreAppHost.cs b/Jellyfin.Server/CoreAppHost.cs
index 8b4b61e290..ed5968ad6f 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Server/CoreAppHost.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Server/CoreAppHost.cs
@@ -23,23 +23,20 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Server
         /// <param name="fileSystem">The <see cref="IFileSystem" /> to be used by the <see cref="CoreAppHost" />.</param>
         /// <param name="imageEncoder">The <see cref="IImageEncoder" /> to be used by the <see cref="CoreAppHost" />.</param>
         /// <param name="networkManager">The <see cref="INetworkManager" /> to be used by the <see cref="CoreAppHost" />.</param>
-        /// <param name="configuration">The <see cref="IConfiguration" /> to be used by the <see cref="CoreAppHost" />.</param>
         public CoreAppHost(
             ServerApplicationPaths applicationPaths,
             ILoggerFactory loggerFactory,
             StartupOptions options,
             IFileSystem fileSystem,
             IImageEncoder imageEncoder,
-            INetworkManager networkManager,
-            IConfiguration configuration)
+            INetworkManager networkManager)
             : base(
                 applicationPaths,
                 loggerFactory,
                 options,
                 fileSystem,
                 imageEncoder,
-                networkManager,
-                configuration)
+                networkManager)
         {
         }
 
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Server/Program.cs b/Jellyfin.Server/Program.cs
index 1ca6a8a77f..7ac3b0efb4 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Server/Program.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Server/Program.cs
@@ -103,10 +103,10 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Server
 
             // Create an instance of the application configuration to use for application startup
             await InitLoggingConfigFile(appPaths).ConfigureAwait(false);
-            IConfiguration appConfig = CreateAppConfiguration(appPaths);
+            IConfiguration startupConfig = CreateAppConfiguration(appPaths);
 
             // Initialize logging framework
-            InitializeLoggingFramework(appConfig, appPaths);
+            InitializeLoggingFramework(startupConfig, appPaths);
             _logger = _loggerFactory.CreateLogger("Main");
 
             // Log uncaught exceptions to the logging instead of std error
@@ -171,12 +171,11 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Server
                 options,
                 new ManagedFileSystem(_loggerFactory.CreateLogger<ManagedFileSystem>(), appPaths),
                 GetImageEncoder(appPaths),
-                new NetworkManager(_loggerFactory.CreateLogger<NetworkManager>()),
-                appConfig);
+                new NetworkManager(_loggerFactory.CreateLogger<NetworkManager>()));
             try
             {
                 ServiceCollection serviceCollection = new ServiceCollection();
-                await appHost.InitAsync(serviceCollection).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                await appHost.InitAsync(serviceCollection, startupConfig).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
                 var webHost = CreateWebHostBuilder(appHost, serviceCollection, appPaths).Build();
 
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Common/IApplicationHost.cs b/MediaBrowser.Common/IApplicationHost.cs
index 68a24aabaa..0e282cf538 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Common/IApplicationHost.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Common/IApplicationHost.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using MediaBrowser.Common.Plugins;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Updates;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Common
@@ -121,11 +122,12 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common
         void RemovePlugin(IPlugin plugin);
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Inits this instance.
+        /// Initializes this instance.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="serviceCollection">The service collection.</param>
+        /// <param name="startupConfig">The configuration to use for initialization.</param>
         /// <returns>A task.</returns>
-        Task InitAsync(IServiceCollection serviceCollection);
+        Task InitAsync(IServiceCollection serviceCollection, IConfiguration startupConfig);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates the instance.