diff --git a/packages/nocodb-nest/src/app.module.ts b/packages/nocodb-nest/src/app.module.ts
index dc2e75360e..ab43f6201a 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb-nest/src/app.module.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb-nest/src/app.module.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-import { MiddlewareConsumer, Module, RequestMethod } from '@nestjs/common';
+import {
+  MiddlewareConsumer,
+  Module,
+  RequestMethod,
+  OnApplicationBootstrap,
+} from '@nestjs/common';
 import { APP_FILTER } from '@nestjs/core';
 import { Connection } from './connection/connection';
 import { GlobalExceptionFilter } from './filters/global-exception/global-exception.filter';
@@ -9,6 +14,7 @@ import { UsersModule } from './modules/users/users.module';
 import { MetaService } from './meta/meta.service';
 import { UtilsModule } from './modules/utils/utils.module';
 import { ProjectsModule } from './modules/projects/projects.module';
+import Noco from './Noco';
 import { JwtStrategy } from './strategies/jwt.strategy';
 import { TablesModule } from './modules/tables/tables.module';
 import { ViewsModule } from './modules/views/views.module';
@@ -103,10 +109,27 @@ import { PluginsModule } from './modules/plugins/plugins.module';
   ],
   exports: [Connection, MetaService],
 })
-export class AppModule {
+export class AppModule implements OnApplicationBootstrap {
+  constructor(
+    private readonly connection: Connection,
+    private readonly metaService: MetaService,
+  ) {}
+
+  // Global Middleware
   configure(consumer: MiddlewareConsumer) {
     consumer
       .apply(GlobalMiddleware)
       .forRoutes({ path: '*', method: RequestMethod.ALL });
   }
+
+  // app init
+  async onApplicationBootstrap(): Promise<void> {
+    await this.connection.init();
+    await this.metaService.init();
+
+    // todo: remove
+    // temporary hack
+    Noco._ncMeta = this.metaService;
+    Noco.config = this.connection.config;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/nocodb-nest/src/connection/connection.ts b/packages/nocodb-nest/src/connection/connection.ts
index 996adbff2d..4efe799365 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb-nest/src/connection/connection.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb-nest/src/connection/connection.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import NcConfigFactory from '../utils/NcConfigFactory';
 
 @Global()
 @Injectable()
-export class Connection implements OnModuleInit {
+export class Connection  {
   private knex: knex.Knex;
   private _config: any;
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export class Connection implements OnModuleInit {
   }
 
   // init metadb connection
-  async onModuleInit(): Promise<void> {
+  async init(): Promise<void> {
     this._config = await NcConfigFactory.make();
     this.knex = XKnex({
       ...this._config.meta.db,
diff --git a/packages/nocodb-nest/src/meta/meta.service.ts b/packages/nocodb-nest/src/meta/meta.service.ts
index dae0f8c84e..ff1120c546 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb-nest/src/meta/meta.service.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb-nest/src/meta/meta.service.ts
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ const nanoidv2 = customAlphabet('1234567890abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz', 14);
 
 @Global()
 @Injectable()
-export class MetaService implements OnApplicationBootstrap {
+export class MetaService {
   constructor(private metaConnection: Connection) {}
 
   public get connection() {
@@ -346,21 +346,6 @@ export class MetaService implements OnApplicationBootstrap {
     return `${prefix}${nanoidv2()}`;
   }
 
-  async onApplicationBootstrap(): Promise<void> {
-    await this.metaInit();
-
-    // todo: tobe fixed - temporary workaround
-    Noco._ncMeta = this;
-    Noco.config = this.metaConnection.config;
-  }
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
   //
 
 
@@ -1051,8 +1036,7 @@ export class MetaService implements OnApplicationBootstrap {
     return this.metaInsert(project_id, dbAlias, target, data);
   }
 
-  public async metaInit(): Promise<boolean> {
-
+  public async init(): Promise<boolean> {
     NocoCache.init();
     await this.connection.migrate.latest({
       migrationSource: new XcMigrationSource(),