diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/consumer/ReplicationStatus.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/consumer/ReplicationStatus.java
index 7ce4606..40168c5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/consumer/ReplicationStatus.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/consumer/ReplicationStatus.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.server.project.ProjectCache;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
 import com.google.inject.Module;
+import com.google.inject.Provider;
 import com.google.inject.Singleton;
 import com.google.inject.name.Named;
 import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.multisite.ProjectVersionLogger;
@@ -60,14 +61,14 @@
 
   private final Map<String, Long> localVersionPerProject = new HashMap<>();
   private final Cache<String, Long> cache;
-  private final ProjectVersionRefUpdate projectVersionRefUpdate;
+  private final Provider<ProjectVersionRefUpdate> projectVersionRefUpdate;
   private final ProjectVersionLogger verLogger;
   private final ProjectCache projectCache;
 
   @Inject
   public ReplicationStatus(
       @Named(REPLICATION_STATUS_CACHE) Cache<String, Long> cache,
-      ProjectVersionRefUpdate projectVersionRefUpdate,
+      Provider<ProjectVersionRefUpdate> projectVersionRefUpdate,
       ProjectVersionLogger verLogger,
       ProjectCache projectCache) {
     this.cache = cache;
@@ -98,8 +99,9 @@
 
   public void updateReplicationLag(Project.NameKey projectName) {
     Optional<Long> remoteVersion =
-        projectVersionRefUpdate.getProjectRemoteVersion(projectName.get());
-    Optional<Long> localVersion = projectVersionRefUpdate.getProjectLocalVersion(projectName.get());
+        projectVersionRefUpdate.get().getProjectRemoteVersion(projectName.get());
+    Optional<Long> localVersion =
+        projectVersionRefUpdate.get().getProjectLocalVersion(projectName.get());
     if (remoteVersion.isPresent() && localVersion.isPresent()) {
       long lag = remoteVersion.get() - localVersion.get();
 
@@ -120,7 +122,8 @@
   }
 
   void removeProjectFromReplicationLagMetrics(Project.NameKey projectName) {
-    Optional<Long> localVersion = projectVersionRefUpdate.getProjectLocalVersion(projectName.get());
+    Optional<Long> localVersion =
+        projectVersionRefUpdate.get().getProjectLocalVersion(projectName.get());
 
     if (!localVersion.isPresent() && replicationStatusPerProject.containsKey(projectName.get())) {
       cache.invalidate(projectName.get());
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/consumer/ReplicationStatusTest.java b/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/consumer/ReplicationStatusTest.java
index aec9404..a2a5e73 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/consumer/ReplicationStatusTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/consumer/ReplicationStatusTest.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 package com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.multisite.consumer;
 
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.lenient;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.Project;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.events.ProjectDeletedListener;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.project.ProjectCache;
+import com.google.inject.Provider;
 import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.multisite.ProjectVersionLogger;
 import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.multisite.validation.ProjectVersionRefUpdate;
 import java.util.Optional;
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@
 
   @Mock private ProjectVersionLogger verLogger;
   @Mock private ProjectCache projectCache;
+  @Mock private Provider<ProjectVersionRefUpdate> projectVersionRefUpdateProvider;
   @Mock private ProjectVersionRefUpdate projectVersionRefUpdate;
   private ReplicationStatus objectUnderTest;
   private Cache<String, Long> replicationStatusCache;
@@ -50,7 +53,8 @@
     replicationStatusCache = CacheBuilder.newBuilder().build();
     objectUnderTest =
         new ReplicationStatus(
-            replicationStatusCache, projectVersionRefUpdate, verLogger, projectCache);
+            replicationStatusCache, projectVersionRefUpdateProvider, verLogger, projectCache);
+    lenient().when(projectVersionRefUpdateProvider.get()).thenReturn(projectVersionRefUpdate);
   }
 
   @Test
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/consumer/SubscriberMetricsTest.java b/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/consumer/SubscriberMetricsTest.java
index ab1ef80..8ed4a14 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/consumer/SubscriberMetricsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/multisite/consumer/SubscriberMetricsTest.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.server.events.Event;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.events.RefUpdatedEvent;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.project.ProjectCache;
+import com.google.inject.Provider;
 import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.multisite.ProjectVersionLogger;
 import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.multisite.validation.ProjectVersionRefUpdate;
 import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.replication.events.ProjectDeletionReplicationSucceededEvent;
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@
   @Mock private MetricMaker metricMaker;
   @Mock private ProjectVersionLogger verLogger;
   @Mock private ProjectCache projectCache;
+  @Mock private Provider<ProjectVersionRefUpdate> projectVersionRefUpdateProvider;
   @Mock private ProjectVersionRefUpdate projectVersionRefUpdate;
   private SubscriberMetrics metrics;
   private ReplicationStatus replicationStatus;
@@ -56,8 +58,12 @@
   public void setup() throws Exception {
     replicationStatus =
         new ReplicationStatus(
-            CacheBuilder.newBuilder().build(), projectVersionRefUpdate, verLogger, projectCache);
+            CacheBuilder.newBuilder().build(),
+            projectVersionRefUpdateProvider,
+            verLogger,
+            projectCache);
     metrics = new SubscriberMetrics(metricMaker, replicationStatus);
+    when(projectVersionRefUpdateProvider.get()).thenReturn(projectVersionRefUpdate);
   }
 
   @Test