diff --git a/src/services/identity/default.ts b/src/services/identity/default.ts
index 4677ed77..9f0c0a30 100644
--- a/src/services/identity/default.ts
+++ b/src/services/identity/default.ts
@@ -6,11 +6,6 @@ import type { StatusCheckResult } from "@cheqd/did-provider-cheqd";
 import { Veramo } from "./agent.js";
 
 export class DefaultIdentityService extends AbstractIdentityService {
-	constructor() {
-		super();
-	  	this.agent = this.initAgent()
-	}
-
     async resolveDid(did: string, agentId?: string): Promise<DIDResolutionResult> {
 		return Veramo.instance.resolveDid(this.initAgent(), did)
 	}
diff --git a/src/services/identity/local.ts b/src/services/identity/local.ts
index 371f5a9b..1c9be229 100644
--- a/src/services/identity/local.ts
+++ b/src/services/identity/local.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ const {
 } = process.env
 
 export class LocalIdentityService extends DefaultIdentityService {
+	constructor() {
+		super();
+	  	this.agent = this.initAgent();
+	}
+	
 	initAgent() {
 		if (!DEFAULT_FEE_PAYER_MNEMONIC) {
 			throw new Error(`No fee payer found`)
diff --git a/src/services/identity/postgres.ts b/src/services/identity/postgres.ts
index a8e70b40..b37deef0 100644
--- a/src/services/identity/postgres.ts
+++ b/src/services/identity/postgres.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ const {
 export class PostgresIdentityService extends DefaultIdentityService {
 	privateStore?: AbstractPrivateKeyStore
 
+	constructor() {
+		super();
+		this.agent = this.initAgent();
+	}
+
 	initAgent() {
 		if (this.agent) return this.agent
 		const dbConnection = Connection.instance.dbConnection
diff --git a/src/services/identity/unauthorized.ts b/src/services/identity/unauthorized.ts
index 26db6f35..8b4bc338 100644
--- a/src/services/identity/unauthorized.ts
+++ b/src/services/identity/unauthorized.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ const {
 } = process.env
 
 export class Unauthorized extends DefaultIdentityService {
+	constructor() {
+		super();
+		this.agent = this.initAgent();
+	}
+	
 	initAgent() {
 		if (this.agent) {
 			return this.agent