diff --git a/backend/src/app.module.ts b/backend/src/app.module.ts
index f64837f..2322743 100644
--- a/backend/src/app.module.ts
+++ b/backend/src/app.module.ts
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ import { UserModule } from "./user/user.module";
 
 @Module({
   imports: [
+    ConfigModule,
     AuthModule,
     ShareModule,
     FileModule,
     EmailModule,
     PrismaModule,
-    ConfigModule,
     JobsModule,
     UserModule,
     ThrottlerModule.forRoot([
diff --git a/backend/src/config/config.module.ts b/backend/src/config/config.module.ts
index 5a84b24..35c9f33 100644
--- a/backend/src/config/config.module.ts
+++ b/backend/src/config/config.module.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { Global, Module } from "@nestjs/common";
+import { Config } from "@prisma/client";
 import { EmailModule } from "src/email/email.module";
 import { PrismaService } from "src/prisma/prisma.service";
 import { ConfigController } from "./config.controller";
@@ -16,7 +17,15 @@ import { LogoService } from "./logo.service";
       },
       inject: [PrismaService],
     },
-    ConfigService,
+    {
+      provide: ConfigService,
+      useFactory: async (prisma: PrismaService, configVariables: Config[]) => {
+        const configService = new ConfigService(configVariables, prisma);
+        await configService.initialize();
+        return configService;
+      },
+      inject: [PrismaService, "CONFIG_VARIABLES"],
+    },
     LogoService,
   ],
   controllers: [ConfigController],
diff --git a/backend/src/config/config.service.ts b/backend/src/config/config.service.ts
index 2088c6d..6ec3378 100644
--- a/backend/src/config/config.service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/config/config.service.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ export class ConfigService extends EventEmitter {
     super();
   }
 
-  async onModuleInit() {
+  // Initialize gets called by the ConfigModule
+  async initialize() {
     await this.loadYamlConfig();
 
     if (this.yamlConfig) {
@@ -49,12 +50,13 @@ export class ConfigService extends EventEmitter {
     }
     try {
       this.yamlConfig = yamlParse(configFile);
+
       if (this.yamlConfig) {
         for (const configVariable of this.configVariables) {
           const category = this.yamlConfig[configVariable.category];
           if (!category) continue;
-
           configVariable.value = category[configVariable.name];
+          this.emit("update", configVariable.name, configVariable.value);
         }
       }
     } catch (e) {