diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/CreateServiceUser.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/CreateServiceUser.java
index defb457..13ff20c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/CreateServiceUser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/CreateServiceUser.java
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
   }
 
   private final PluginConfig cfg;
-  private final String pluginName;
+  private final Provider<ProjectLevelConfig.Bare> configProvider;
   private final CreateAccount createAccount;
   private final List<String> blockedNames;
   private final Provider<CurrentUser> userProvider;
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
   @Inject
   CreateServiceUser(
       PluginConfigFactory cfgFactory,
+      Provider<ProjectLevelConfig.Bare> configProvider,
       @PluginName String pluginName,
       CreateAccount createAccount,
       Provider<CurrentUser> userProvider,
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@
       Provider<GetConfig> getConfig,
       AccountLoader.Factory accountLoader) {
     this.cfg = cfgFactory.getFromGerritConfig(pluginName);
-    this.pluginName = pluginName;
+    this.configProvider = configProvider;
     this.createAccount = createAccount;
     this.blockedNames =
         Lists.transform(
@@ -179,7 +180,7 @@
     String creationDate = rfc2822DateFormatter.format(new Date());
 
     try (MetaDataUpdate md = metaDataUpdateFactory.create(allProjects)) {
-      ProjectLevelConfig.Bare update = new ProjectLevelConfig.Bare(pluginName + ".db");
+      ProjectLevelConfig.Bare update = configProvider.get();
       update.load(md);
 
       Config db = update.getConfig();
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/Module.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/Module.java
index 56d14e1..9dc32a4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/Module.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/Module.java
@@ -19,13 +19,16 @@
 import static com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.serviceuser.ServiceUserResource.SERVICE_USER_SSH_KEY_KIND;
 
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.annotations.Exports;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.annotations.PluginName;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.config.CapabilityDefinition;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.events.GitReferenceUpdatedListener;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.registration.DynamicMap;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.registration.DynamicSet;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.RestApiModule;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.git.validators.CommitValidationListener;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.project.ProjectLevelConfig;
 import com.google.inject.AbstractModule;
+import com.google.inject.Provides;
 import com.google.inject.assistedinject.FactoryModuleBuilder;
 
 class Module extends AbstractModule {
@@ -72,4 +75,9 @@
         });
     install(new HttpModule());
   }
+
+  @Provides
+  ProjectLevelConfig.Bare createProjectLevelConfig(@PluginName String pluginName) {
+    return new ProjectLevelConfig.Bare(pluginName + ".db");
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/PutOwner.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/PutOwner.java
index 065e2ea..120c464 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/PutOwner.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/PutOwner.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.AccountGroup.UUID;
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.GroupDescription;
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.Project;
-import com.google.gerrit.extensions.annotations.PluginName;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.common.GroupInfo;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.DefaultInput;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.IdString;
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@
 
   private final Provider<GetConfig> getConfig;
   private final GroupsCollection groups;
-  private final String pluginName;
+  private final Provider<ProjectLevelConfig.Bare> configProvider;
   private final Project.NameKey allProjects;
   private final MetaDataUpdate.User metaDataUpdateFactory;
   private final GroupJson json;
@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@
   PutOwner(
       Provider<GetConfig> getConfig,
       GroupsCollection groups,
-      @PluginName String pluginName,
+      Provider<ProjectLevelConfig.Bare> configProvider,
       ProjectCache projectCache,
       MetaDataUpdate.User metaDataUpdateFactory,
       GroupJson json,
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@
       PermissionBackend permissionBackend) {
     this.getConfig = getConfig;
     this.groups = groups;
-    this.pluginName = pluginName;
+    this.configProvider = configProvider;
     this.allProjects = projectCache.getAllProjects().getProject().getNameKey();
     this.metaDataUpdateFactory = metaDataUpdateFactory;
     this.json = json;
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@
     GroupDescription.Basic group = null;
     String oldGroup;
     try (MetaDataUpdate md = metaDataUpdateFactory.create(allProjects)) {
-      ProjectLevelConfig.Bare update = new ProjectLevelConfig.Bare(pluginName + ".db");
+      ProjectLevelConfig.Bare update = configProvider.get();
       update.load(md);
 
       Config db = update.getConfig();