diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/its/rtc/RTCItsFacade.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/its/rtc/RTCItsFacade.java
index 24b8d69..e8526a1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/its/rtc/RTCItsFacade.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/its/rtc/RTCItsFacade.java
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
       this.injector = injector;
       this.gerritConfig = gerritConfig;
       client().ping();
-      log.debug("Connected to RTC at " + getRtcUrl() + " as admin user "
+      log.info("Connected to RTC at " + getRtcUrl() + " as admin user "
           + getRtcUser());
     } catch (Exception ex) {
       log.warn("RTC is currently not available", ex);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/its/rtc/RTCModule.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/its/rtc/RTCModule.java
index 92e3789..9d3d79c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/its/rtc/RTCModule.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/its/rtc/RTCModule.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.server.config.ProjectConfigEntry;
 import com.google.inject.AbstractModule;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
+import com.google.inject.Scopes;
 
 import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.its.base.ItsHookModule;
 import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.its.base.its.ItsFacade;
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@
   protected void configure() {
     if (isConfigPresent(pluginName)) {
       LOG.info("RTC is configured as ITS");
-      bind(ItsFacade.class).to(RTCItsFacade.class);
+      bind(ItsFacade.class).to(RTCItsFacade.class).in(Scopes.SINGLETON);
 
       bind(ProjectConfigEntry.class)
           .annotatedWith(Exports.named("enabled"))