diff --git a/server/src/immich/app.service.ts b/server/src/immich/app.service.ts
index be82ae4dc8..9f2553ccf6 100644
--- a/server/src/immich/app.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/immich/app.service.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ export class AppService {
     private authService: AuthService,
     private configService: SystemConfigService,
     private jobService: JobService,
-    private libraryService: LibraryService,
     private serverService: ServerInfoService,
     private sharedLinkService: SharedLinkService,
     private storageService: StorageService,
@@ -66,15 +65,10 @@ export class AppService {
     await this.databaseService.init();
     await this.configService.init();
     this.storageService.init();
-    await this.libraryService.init();
     await this.serverService.init();
     this.logger.log(`Feature Flags: ${JSON.stringify(await this.serverService.getFeatures(), null, 2)}`);
   }
 
-  async teardown() {
-    await this.libraryService.unwatchAll();
-  }
-
   ssr(excludePaths: string[]) {
     let index = '';
     try {
diff --git a/server/src/microservices/app.service.ts b/server/src/microservices/app.service.ts
index df1d9938b5..9262fe3e6c 100644
--- a/server/src/microservices/app.service.ts
+++ b/server/src/microservices/app.service.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ export class AppService {
   async init() {
     await this.databaseService.init();
     await this.configService.init();
+    await this.libraryService.init();
     await this.jobService.init({
       [JobName.ASSET_DELETION]: (data) => this.assetService.handleAssetDeletion(data),
       [JobName.ASSET_DELETION_CHECK]: () => this.assetService.handleAssetDeletionCheck(),
@@ -86,6 +87,8 @@ export class AppService {
   }
 
   async teardown() {
+    await this.libraryService.unwatchAll();
+
     await this.metadataService.teardown();
   }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/test-utils/utils.ts b/server/src/test-utils/utils.ts
index 077239d8a3..92abe01797 100644
--- a/server/src/test-utils/utils.ts
+++ b/server/src/test-utils/utils.ts
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ export const testApp = {
   teardown: async () => {
     if (app) {
       await app.get(MicroAppService).teardown();
-      await app.get(AppService).teardown();
       await app.close();
     }
     await db.disconnect();