diff --git a/packages/nocodb-nest/src/app.module.ts b/packages/nocodb-nest/src/app.module.ts
index 6ee483ff45..a7419af19b 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb-nest/src/app.module.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb-nest/src/app.module.ts
@@ -51,10 +51,12 @@ import type {
   MiddlewareConsumer,
   OnApplicationBootstrap,
 } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { GlobalModule } from './modules/global/global.module';
 import NcUpgrader from './version-upgrader/NcUpgrader';
 
 @Module({
   imports: [
+    GlobalModule,
     AuthModule,
     UsersModule,
     UtilsModule,
@@ -102,12 +104,9 @@ import NcUpgrader from './version-upgrader/NcUpgrader';
       provide: APP_FILTER,
       useClass: GlobalExceptionFilter,
     },
-    Connection,
-    MetaService,
     JwtStrategy,
     ExtractProjectIdMiddleware,
   ],
-  exports: [Connection, MetaService],
 })
 export class AppModule implements OnApplicationBootstrap {
   constructor(
diff --git a/packages/nocodb-nest/src/connection/connection.ts b/packages/nocodb-nest/src/connection/connection.ts
index a37f3c702e..136075aad7 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb-nest/src/connection/connection.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb-nest/src/connection/connection.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-import { Global, Injectable, OnModuleInit } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { Global, Injectable, Scope } from '@nestjs/common'
+import type * as knex from 'knex'
 
-import { XKnex } from '../db/CustomKnex';
-import NcConfigFactory from '../utils/NcConfigFactory';
-import type * as knex from 'knex';
+import { XKnex } from '../db/CustomKnex'
+import NcConfigFactory from '../utils/NcConfigFactory'
 
-@Global()
-@Injectable()
+@Injectable({
+  scope: Scope.DEFAULT
+})
 export class Connection {
   private knex: knex.Knex;
   private _config: any;
diff --git a/packages/nocodb-nest/src/filters/global-exception/global-exception.filter.ts b/packages/nocodb-nest/src/filters/global-exception/global-exception.filter.ts
index 214af2b8ca..998e067ea4 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb-nest/src/filters/global-exception/global-exception.filter.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb-nest/src/filters/global-exception/global-exception.filter.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ import type { Response } from 'express';
 @Catch()
 export class GlobalExceptionFilter implements ExceptionFilter {
   catch(exception: any, host: ArgumentsHost) {
+    console.log(exception)
+
     const ctx = host.switchToHttp();
     const response = ctx.getResponse<Response>();
 
diff --git a/packages/nocodb-nest/src/init.ts b/packages/nocodb-nest/src/init.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2..0000000000
diff --git a/packages/nocodb-nest/src/meta/meta.service.ts b/packages/nocodb-nest/src/meta/meta.service.ts
index 0ad046a532..f9c32fd5c9 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb-nest/src/meta/meta.service.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb-nest/src/meta/meta.service.ts
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ export enum CacheDelDirection {
 
 const nanoidv2 = customAlphabet('1234567890abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz', 14);
 
-@Global()
 @Injectable()
 export class MetaService {
   constructor(private metaConnection: Connection) {}
diff --git a/packages/nocodb-nest/src/modules/auth/auth.controller.ts b/packages/nocodb-nest/src/modules/auth/auth.controller.ts
index 8c75bb2254..cef65502e1 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb-nest/src/modules/auth/auth.controller.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb-nest/src/modules/auth/auth.controller.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export class AuthController {
 
   @Post('/api/v1/auth/user/signup')
   async signup(@Body() createUserDto: CreateUserDto) {
-    const user = await this.authService.signup(createUserDto);
+    return await this.authService.signup(createUserDto);
   }
 
   @UseGuards(ExtractProjectIdMiddleware, AuthGuard('jwt'))
diff --git a/packages/nocodb-nest/src/modules/projects/projects.service.ts b/packages/nocodb-nest/src/modules/projects/projects.service.ts
index ab8ff3e0e1..f16fc5a208 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb-nest/src/modules/projects/projects.service.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb-nest/src/modules/projects/projects.service.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import * as DOMPurify from 'isomorphic-dompurify';
 import { customAlphabet } from 'nanoid';
 import { T } from 'nc-help';
 import { OrgUserRoles } from '../../../../nocodb-sdk';
-import { projectList } from '../../../../nocodb/src/lib/services/project.svc';
 import { populateMeta, validatePayload } from '../../helpers';
 import { NcError } from '../../helpers/catchError';
 import { extractPropsAndSanitize } from '../../helpers/extractProps';
diff --git a/packages/nocodb-nest/src/modules/users/users.module.ts b/packages/nocodb-nest/src/modules/users/users.module.ts
index 1c0314266d..a303f12f12 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb-nest/src/modules/users/users.module.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb-nest/src/modules/users/users.module.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 import { Module } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { JwtService } from '@nestjs/jwt';
-import { Connection } from '../../connection/connection';
-import { MetaService } from '../../meta/meta.service';
+import { GlobalModule } from '../global/global.module';
 import { UsersService } from './users.service';
 import { UsersController } from './users.controller';
 
 @Module({
+  imports: [GlobalModule],
   controllers: [UsersController],
-  providers: [UsersService, MetaService, Connection, JwtService],
-  exports: [UsersService, Connection, MetaService],
+  providers: [UsersService, JwtService],
+  exports: [UsersService],
 })
 export class UsersModule {}
diff --git a/packages/nocodb-nest/src/run/testDocker.ts b/packages/nocodb-nest/src/run/testDocker.ts
index 9625c65fd2..c532bf04dd 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb-nest/src/run/testDocker.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb-nest/src/run/testDocker.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ process.env[`DEBUG`] = 'xc*';
   const httpServer = server.listen(process.env.PORT || 8080, async () => {
     await nocobuild(server);
 
+
     if (!(await User.getByEmail('user@nocodb.com'))) {
       const response = await axios.post(
         `http://localhost:${process.env.PORT || 8080}/api/v1/auth/user/signup`,
diff --git a/packages/nocodb-nest/src/version-upgrader/v1-legacy/gql/GqlApiBuilder.ts b/packages/nocodb-nest/src/version-upgrader/v1-legacy/gql/GqlApiBuilder.ts
index 4cab838253..064d399f83 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb-nest/src/version-upgrader/v1-legacy/gql/GqlApiBuilder.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb-nest/src/version-upgrader/v1-legacy/gql/GqlApiBuilder.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import debug from 'debug';
 import { Router } from 'express';
-import GqlXcSchemaFactory from '../../../../../nocodb/src/lib/db/sql-mgr/code/gql-schema/xc-ts/GqlXcSchemaFactory';
+import GqlXcSchemaFactory from '../../../db/sql-mgr/code/gql-schema/xc-ts/GqlXcSchemaFactory'
 import { MetaService } from '../../../meta/meta.service';
 import Noco from '../../../Noco';
 import type NcProjectBuilder from '../NcProjectBuilder';