diff --git a/SPTarkov.Server/Program.cs b/SPTarkov.Server/Program.cs
index fba3dc97a..1b424cef3 100644
--- a/SPTarkov.Server/Program.cs
+++ b/SPTarkov.Server/Program.cs
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ public static async Task Main(string[] args)
 
         builder.Services.AddSingleton(builder);
         builder.Services.AddSingleton<IReadOnlyList<SptMod>>(loadedMods);
-        builder.Services.AddHostedService<SptServerBackgroundService>();
         // Configure Kestrel options
         ConfigureKestrel(builder);
 
@@ -74,9 +73,9 @@ public static async Task Main(string[] args)
         ConfigureWebApp(app);
 
         // In case of exceptions we snatch a Server logger
-        var serverExceptionLogger = app.Services.GetService<ILoggerFactory>()!.CreateLogger("Server");
+        var serverExceptionLogger = app.Services.GetRequiredService<ILoggerFactory>().CreateLogger("Server");
         // We need any logger instance to use as a finalizer when the app closes
-        var loggerFinalizer = app.Services.GetService<ISptLogger<App>>()!;
+        var loggerFinalizer = app.Services.GetRequiredService<ISptLogger<App>>();
         try
         {
             // Handle edge cases where reverse proxies might pass X-Forwarded-For, use this as the actual IP address
@@ -86,6 +85,8 @@ public static async Task Main(string[] args)
 
             SetConsoleOutputMode();
 
+            await app.Services.GetRequiredService<SptServerStartupService>().Startup();
+
             await app.RunAsync();
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ private static void ConfigureWebApp(WebApplication app)
         app.Use(
             async (HttpContext context, RequestDelegate _) =>
             {
-                await context.RequestServices.GetService<HttpServer>()!.HandleRequest(context);
+                await context.RequestServices.GetRequiredService<HttpServer>().HandleRequest(context);
             }
         );
     }
@@ -122,8 +123,8 @@ private static void ConfigureKestrel(WebApplicationBuilder builder)
             (_, options) =>
             {
                 // This method is not expected to be async so we need to wait for the Task instead of using await keyword
-                options.ApplicationServices.GetService<OnWebAppBuildModLoader>()!.OnLoad().Wait();
-                var httpConfig = options.ApplicationServices.GetService<ConfigServer>()?.GetConfig<HttpConfig>()!;
+                options.ApplicationServices.GetRequiredService<OnWebAppBuildModLoader>().OnLoad().Wait();
+                var httpConfig = options.ApplicationServices.GetRequiredService<ConfigServer>().GetConfig<HttpConfig>();
 
                 // Probe the http ip and port to see if its being used, this method will throw an exception and crash
                 // the server if the IP/Port combination is already in use
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ private static void ConfigureKestrel(WebApplicationBuilder builder)
                     listener?.Stop();
                 }
 
-                var certHelper = options.ApplicationServices.GetService<CertificateHelper>()!;
+                var certHelper = options.ApplicationServices.GetRequiredService<CertificateHelper>();
                 options.Listen(
                     IPAddress.Parse(httpConfig.Ip),
                     httpConfig.Port,
diff --git a/SPTarkov.Server/Services/SptServerBackgroundService.cs b/SPTarkov.Server/Services/SptServerStartupService.cs
similarity index 78%
rename from SPTarkov.Server/Services/SptServerBackgroundService.cs
rename to SPTarkov.Server/Services/SptServerStartupService.cs
index 1195c4c8b..3d0e7741a 100644
--- a/SPTarkov.Server/Services/SptServerBackgroundService.cs
+++ b/SPTarkov.Server/Services/SptServerStartupService.cs
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 using System.Runtime;
+using SPTarkov.DI.Annotations;
 using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Loaders;
 using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Models.Spt.Mod;
 using SPTarkov.Server.Core.Utils;
 
 namespace SPTarkov.Server.Services;
 
-public class SptServerBackgroundService(IReadOnlyList<SptMod> loadedMods, BundleLoader bundleLoader, App app) : BackgroundService
+[Injectable(InjectionType.Singleton)]
+public class SptServerStartupService(IReadOnlyList<SptMod> loadedMods, BundleLoader bundleLoader, App app)
 {
-    protected override async Task ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken stoppingToken)
+    public async Task Startup()
     {
         if (ProgramStatics.MODS())
         {