diff --git a/Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/StringMatcher.cs b/Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/StringMatcher.cs
index f5f02cbfc..55aa0a1ec 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/StringMatcher.cs
+++ b/Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/StringMatcher.cs
@@ -25,11 +25,9 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure
             _alphabet = alphabet;
         }
 
-        public static StringMatcher Instance { get; internal set; }
-
         public static MatchResult FuzzySearch(string query, string stringToCompare)
         {
-            return Instance.FuzzyMatch(query, stringToCompare);
+            return Ioc.Default.GetRequiredService<StringMatcher>().FuzzyMatch(query, stringToCompare);
         }
 
         public MatchResult FuzzyMatch(string query, string stringToCompare)
diff --git a/Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/UserSettings/Settings.cs b/Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/UserSettings/Settings.cs
index 2a9d901fa..d3f44530c 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/UserSettings/Settings.cs
+++ b/Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure/UserSettings/Settings.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
 using System.Drawing;
 using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
 using System.Windows;
+using CommunityToolkit.Mvvm.DependencyInjection;
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Hotkey;
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Storage;
 using Flow.Launcher.Plugin;
@@ -14,12 +15,18 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings
     public class Settings : BaseModel, IHotkeySettings
     {
         private FlowLauncherJsonStorage<Settings> _storage;
+        private StringMatcher _stringMatcher = null;
 
-        public void Initialize(FlowLauncherJsonStorage<Settings> storage)
+        public void SetStorage(FlowLauncherJsonStorage<Settings> storage)
         {
             _storage = storage;
         }
 
+        public void Initialize()
+        {
+            _stringMatcher = Ioc.Default.GetRequiredService<StringMatcher>();
+        }
+
         public void Save()
         {
             _storage.Save();
@@ -192,7 +199,6 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings
             }
         };
 
-
         /// <summary>
         /// when false Alphabet static service will always return empty results
         /// </summary>
@@ -210,8 +216,8 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.UserSettings
             set
             {
                 _querySearchPrecision = value;
-                if (StringMatcher.Instance != null)
-                    StringMatcher.Instance.UserSettingSearchPrecision = value;
+                if (_stringMatcher != null)
+                    _stringMatcher.UserSettingSearchPrecision = value;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/Flow.Launcher/App.xaml.cs b/Flow.Launcher/App.xaml.cs
index b52ae7196..b435b566f 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher/App.xaml.cs
+++ b/Flow.Launcher/App.xaml.cs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher
             // Initialize settings
             var storage = new FlowLauncherJsonStorage<Settings>();
             _settings = storage.Load();
-            _settings.Initialize(storage);
+            _settings.SetStorage(storage);
             _settings.WMPInstalled = WindowsMediaPlayerHelper.IsWindowsMediaPlayerInstalled();
 
             // Configure the dependency injection container
@@ -55,8 +55,9 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher
                 ).Build();
             Ioc.Default.ConfigureServices(host.Services);
 
-            // Initialize the public API first
+            // Initialize the public API and Settings first
             API = Ioc.Default.GetRequiredService<IPublicAPI>();
+            _settings.Initialize();
         }
 
         [STAThread]
@@ -90,9 +91,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher
 
                 AbstractPluginEnvironment.PreStartPluginExecutablePathUpdate(_settings);
 
-                var stringMatcher = Ioc.Default.GetRequiredService<StringMatcher>();
-                StringMatcher.Instance = stringMatcher;
-                stringMatcher.UserSettingSearchPrecision = _settings.QuerySearchPrecision;
+                Ioc.Default.GetRequiredService<StringMatcher>().UserSettingSearchPrecision = _settings.QuerySearchPrecision;
 
                 InternationalizationManager.Instance.Settings = _settings;
                 InternationalizationManager.Instance.ChangeLanguage(_settings.Language);