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 296ffef..d7cdff8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/CreateServiceUser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/CreateServiceUser.java
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.server.config.PluginConfigFactory;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.git.meta.MetaDataUpdate;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.permissions.PermissionBackendException;
-import com.google.gerrit.server.project.ProjectCache;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.project.ProjectLevelConfig;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.restapi.account.CreateAccount;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
@@ -76,42 +75,43 @@
   }
 
   private final PluginConfig cfg;
+  private final Provider<ProjectLevelConfig.Bare> configProvider;
   private final CreateAccount createAccount;
   private final Provider<CurrentUser> userProvider;
   private final MetaDataUpdate.User metaDataUpdateFactory;
   private final Project.NameKey allProjects;
-  private final ProjectLevelConfig storage;
   private final DateFormat rfc2822DateFormatter;
   private final Provider<GetConfig> getConfig;
   private final AccountLoader.Factory accountLoader;
+  private final StorageCache storageCache;
   private final BlockedNameFilter blockedNameFilter;
-  private final ProjectCache projectCache;
 
   @Inject
   CreateServiceUser(
       PluginConfigFactory cfgFactory,
+      Provider<ProjectLevelConfig.Bare> configProvider,
       @PluginName String pluginName,
       CreateAccount createAccount,
       Provider<CurrentUser> userProvider,
       @GerritPersonIdent PersonIdent gerritIdent,
       MetaDataUpdate.User metaDataUpdateFactory,
-      ProjectCache projectCache,
       AllProjectsName allProjects,
       Provider<GetConfig> getConfig,
       AccountLoader.Factory accountLoader,
+      StorageCache storageCache,
       BlockedNameFilter blockedNameFilter) {
     this.cfg = cfgFactory.getFromGerritConfig(pluginName);
+    this.configProvider = configProvider;
     this.createAccount = createAccount;
     this.userProvider = userProvider;
     this.metaDataUpdateFactory = metaDataUpdateFactory;
-    this.projectCache = projectCache;
-    this.storage = projectCache.getAllProjects().getConfig(pluginName + ".db");
     this.allProjects = allProjects;
     this.rfc2822DateFormatter = new SimpleDateFormat("EEE, dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss Z", Locale.US);
     this.rfc2822DateFormatter.setCalendar(
         Calendar.getInstance(gerritIdent.getTimeZone(), Locale.US));
     this.getConfig = getConfig;
     this.accountLoader = accountLoader;
+    this.storageCache = storageCache;
     this.blockedNameFilter = blockedNameFilter;
   }
 
@@ -172,19 +172,20 @@
     Account.Id creatorId = ((IdentifiedUser) user).getAccountId();
     String creationDate = rfc2822DateFormatter.format(new Date());
 
-    try {
-      Config db = storage.get();
+    try (MetaDataUpdate md = metaDataUpdateFactory.create(allProjects)) {
+      ProjectLevelConfig.Bare update = configProvider.get();
+      update.load(md);
+
+      Config db = update.getConfig();
       db.setInt(USER, username, KEY_CREATOR_ID, creatorId.get());
       if (creator != null) {
         db.setString(USER, username, KEY_CREATED_BY, creator);
       }
       db.setString(USER, username, KEY_CREATED_AT, creationDate);
 
-      MetaDataUpdate md = metaDataUpdateFactory.create(allProjects);
       md.setMessage("Create service user '" + username + "'\n");
-      storage.commit(md);
-    } finally {
-      projectCache.evict(allProjects);
+      update.commit(md);
+      storageCache.invalidate();
     }
     ServiceUserInfo info = new ServiceUserInfo(response);
     AccountLoader al = accountLoader.create(true);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/CreateServiceUserNotes.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/CreateServiceUserNotes.java
index 93fc84c..d60203b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/CreateServiceUserNotes.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/CreateServiceUserNotes.java
@@ -131,8 +131,9 @@
     }
   }
 
-  private void markUninteresting(Repository git, String branch, RevWalk rw, ObjectId oldObjectId) {
-    for (Ref r : git.getAllRefs().values()) {
+  private void markUninteresting(Repository git, String branch, RevWalk rw, ObjectId oldObjectId)
+      throws IOException {
+    for (Ref r : git.getRefDatabase().getRefs()) {
       try {
         if (r.getName().equals(branch)) {
           if (!ObjectId.zeroId().equals(oldObjectId)) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/GetConfig.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/GetConfig.java
index f89f047..3cca663 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/GetConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/GetConfig.java
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
     return v ? v : null;
   }
 
-  public class ConfigInfo {
+  static class ConfigInfo {
     public String info;
     public String onSuccess;
     public Boolean allowEmail;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/GetOwner.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/GetOwner.java
index 31c2eb6..bf7227b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/GetOwner.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/GetOwner.java
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@
 import static com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.serviceuser.CreateServiceUser.KEY_OWNER;
 import static com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.serviceuser.CreateServiceUser.USER;
 
-import com.google.gerrit.common.data.GroupDescription;
-import com.google.gerrit.extensions.annotations.PluginName;
+import com.google.gerrit.entities.GroupDescription;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.common.GroupInfo;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.IdString;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.Response;
@@ -26,37 +25,30 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.RestReadView;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.TopLevelResource;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.permissions.PermissionBackendException;
-import com.google.gerrit.server.project.ProjectCache;
-import com.google.gerrit.server.project.ProjectLevelConfig;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.restapi.group.GroupJson;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.restapi.group.GroupsCollection;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
 import com.google.inject.Singleton;
+import java.io.IOException;
 
 @Singleton
 class GetOwner implements RestReadView<ServiceUserResource> {
   private final GroupsCollection groups;
-  private final String pluginName;
-  private final ProjectCache projectCache;
   private final GroupJson json;
+  private final StorageCache storageCache;
 
   @Inject
-  GetOwner(
-      GroupsCollection groups,
-      @PluginName String pluginName,
-      ProjectCache projectCache,
-      GroupJson json) {
+  GetOwner(GroupsCollection groups, GroupJson json, StorageCache storageCache) {
     this.groups = groups;
-    this.pluginName = pluginName;
-    this.projectCache = projectCache;
     this.json = json;
+    this.storageCache = storageCache;
   }
 
   @Override
   public Response<GroupInfo> apply(ServiceUserResource rsrc)
-      throws RestApiException, PermissionBackendException {
-    ProjectLevelConfig storage = projectCache.getAllProjects().getConfig(pluginName + ".db");
-    String owner = storage.get().getString(USER, rsrc.getUser().getUserName().get(), KEY_OWNER);
+      throws IOException, RestApiException, PermissionBackendException {
+    String owner =
+        storageCache.get().getString(USER, rsrc.getUser().getUserName().get(), KEY_OWNER);
     if (owner != null) {
       GroupDescription.Basic group =
           groups.parse(TopLevelResource.INSTANCE, IdString.fromDecoded(owner)).getGroup();
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/GetServiceUser.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/GetServiceUser.java
index c700da8..784c6b0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/GetServiceUser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/GetServiceUser.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 import static javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse.SC_OK;
 
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.Account;
-import com.google.gerrit.extensions.annotations.PluginName;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.common.AccountInfo;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.common.GroupInfo;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.ResourceNotFoundException;
@@ -30,42 +29,37 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.RestReadView;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.account.AccountLoader;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.permissions.PermissionBackendException;
-import com.google.gerrit.server.project.ProjectCache;
-import com.google.gerrit.server.project.ProjectLevelConfig;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.restapi.account.GetAccount;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
 import com.google.inject.Provider;
 import com.google.inject.Singleton;
+import java.io.IOException;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Config;
 
 @Singleton
 class GetServiceUser implements RestReadView<ServiceUserResource> {
   private final Provider<GetAccount> getAccount;
-  private final String pluginName;
-  private final ProjectCache projectCache;
   private final GetOwner getOwner;
   private final AccountLoader.Factory accountLoader;
+  private final StorageCache storageCache;
 
   @Inject
   GetServiceUser(
       Provider<GetAccount> getAccount,
-      @PluginName String pluginName,
-      ProjectCache projectCache,
       GetOwner getOwner,
-      AccountLoader.Factory accountLoader) {
+      AccountLoader.Factory accountLoader,
+      StorageCache storageCache) {
     this.getAccount = getAccount;
-    this.pluginName = pluginName;
-    this.projectCache = projectCache;
     this.getOwner = getOwner;
     this.accountLoader = accountLoader;
+    this.storageCache = storageCache;
   }
 
   @Override
   public Response<ServiceUserInfo> apply(ServiceUserResource rsrc)
-      throws RestApiException, PermissionBackendException {
-    ProjectLevelConfig storage = projectCache.getAllProjects().getConfig(pluginName + ".db");
+      throws IOException, RestApiException, PermissionBackendException {
     String username = rsrc.getUser().getUserName().get();
-    Config db = storage.get();
+    Config db = storageCache.get();
     if (!db.getSubsections(USER).contains(username)) {
       throw new ResourceNotFoundException(username);
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/ListServiceUsers.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/ListServiceUsers.java
index 5e77ce2..a40b989 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/ListServiceUsers.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/ListServiceUsers.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 import static com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.serviceuser.CreateServiceUser.USER;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
-import com.google.gerrit.extensions.annotations.PluginName;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.AuthException;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.IdString;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.ResourceNotFoundException;
@@ -30,8 +29,6 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.server.account.AccountState;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.config.ConfigResource;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.permissions.PermissionBackendException;
-import com.google.gerrit.server.project.ProjectCache;
-import com.google.gerrit.server.project.ProjectLevelConfig;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
 import com.google.inject.Provider;
 import com.google.inject.Singleton;
@@ -45,39 +42,35 @@
 @Singleton
 class ListServiceUsers implements RestReadView<ConfigResource> {
   private final Provider<CurrentUser> userProvider;
-  private final String pluginName;
-  private final ProjectCache projectCache;
   private final AccountCache accountCache;
   private final Provider<ServiceUserCollection> serviceUsers;
   private final Provider<GetServiceUser> getServiceUser;
+  private final StorageCache storageCache;
 
   @Inject
   ListServiceUsers(
       Provider<CurrentUser> userProvider,
-      @PluginName String pluginName,
-      ProjectCache projectCache,
       AccountCache accountCache,
       Provider<ServiceUserCollection> serviceUsers,
-      Provider<GetServiceUser> getServiceUser) {
+      Provider<GetServiceUser> getServiceUser,
+      StorageCache storageCache) {
     this.userProvider = userProvider;
-    this.pluginName = pluginName;
-    this.projectCache = projectCache;
     this.accountCache = accountCache;
     this.serviceUsers = serviceUsers;
     this.getServiceUser = getServiceUser;
+    this.storageCache = storageCache;
   }
 
   @Override
   public Response<Map<String, ServiceUserInfo>> apply(ConfigResource rscr)
       throws IOException, RestApiException, PermissionBackendException, ConfigInvalidException {
-    ProjectLevelConfig storage = projectCache.getAllProjects().getConfig(pluginName + ".db");
     CurrentUser user = userProvider.get();
     if (user == null || !user.isIdentifiedUser()) {
       throw new AuthException("Authentication required");
     }
 
     Map<String, ServiceUserInfo> accounts = Maps.newTreeMap();
-    Config db = storage.get();
+    Config db = storageCache.get();
     for (String username : db.getSubsections(USER)) {
       Optional<AccountState> account = accountCache.getByUsername(username);
       if (account.isPresent()) {
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..89510bb 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 {
@@ -71,5 +74,11 @@
           }
         });
     install(new HttpModule());
+    install(StorageCache.module());
+  }
+
+  @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 fd8bbbf..32ee082 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/PutOwner.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/PutOwner.java
@@ -20,11 +20,10 @@
 import static com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.serviceuser.CreateServiceUser.USER;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Strings;
-import com.google.gerrit.common.data.GroupDescription;
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.AccountGroup;
 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;
@@ -47,6 +46,7 @@
 import com.google.inject.Singleton;
 import com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.serviceuser.PutOwner.Input;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.errors.ConfigInvalidException;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Config;
 
 @Singleton
@@ -57,39 +57,39 @@
 
   private final Provider<GetConfig> getConfig;
   private final GroupsCollection groups;
-  private final String pluginName;
-  private final ProjectCache projectCache;
+  private final Provider<ProjectLevelConfig.Bare> configProvider;
   private final Project.NameKey allProjects;
   private final MetaDataUpdate.User metaDataUpdateFactory;
   private final GroupJson json;
   private final Provider<CurrentUser> self;
   private final PermissionBackend permissionBackend;
+  private final StorageCache storageCache;
 
   @Inject
   PutOwner(
       Provider<GetConfig> getConfig,
       GroupsCollection groups,
-      @PluginName String pluginName,
+      Provider<ProjectLevelConfig.Bare> configProvider,
       ProjectCache projectCache,
       MetaDataUpdate.User metaDataUpdateFactory,
       GroupJson json,
       Provider<CurrentUser> self,
-      PermissionBackend permissionBackend) {
+      PermissionBackend permissionBackend,
+      StorageCache storageCache) {
     this.getConfig = getConfig;
     this.groups = groups;
-    this.pluginName = pluginName;
-    this.projectCache = projectCache;
+    this.configProvider = configProvider;
     this.allProjects = projectCache.getAllProjects().getProject().getNameKey();
     this.metaDataUpdateFactory = metaDataUpdateFactory;
     this.json = json;
     this.self = self;
     this.permissionBackend = permissionBackend;
+    this.storageCache = storageCache;
   }
 
   @Override
   public Response<GroupInfo> apply(ServiceUserResource rsrc, Input input)
       throws RestApiException, IOException, PermissionBackendException {
-    ProjectLevelConfig storage = projectCache.getAllProjects().getConfig(pluginName + ".db");
     Boolean ownerAllowed;
     try {
       ownerAllowed = getConfig.get().apply(new ConfigResource()).value().allowOwner;
@@ -103,22 +103,33 @@
     if (input == null) {
       input = new Input();
     }
-    Config db = storage.get();
-    String oldGroup = db.getString(USER, rsrc.getUser().getUserName().get(), KEY_OWNER);
+
     GroupDescription.Basic group = null;
-    if (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(input.group)) {
-      db.unset(USER, rsrc.getUser().getUserName().get(), KEY_OWNER);
-    } else {
-      group = groups.parse(TopLevelResource.INSTANCE, IdString.fromDecoded(input.group)).getGroup();
-      UUID groupUUID = group.getGroupUUID();
-      if (!AccountGroup.uuid(groupUUID.get()).isInternalGroup()) {
-        throw new MethodNotAllowedException("Group with UUID '" + groupUUID + "' is external");
+    String oldGroup;
+    try (MetaDataUpdate md = metaDataUpdateFactory.create(allProjects)) {
+      ProjectLevelConfig.Bare update = configProvider.get();
+      update.load(md);
+
+      Config db = update.getConfig();
+      oldGroup = db.getString(USER, rsrc.getUser().getUserName().get(), KEY_OWNER);
+      if (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(input.group)) {
+        db.unset(USER, rsrc.getUser().getUserName().get(), KEY_OWNER);
+      } else {
+        group =
+            groups.parse(TopLevelResource.INSTANCE, IdString.fromDecoded(input.group)).getGroup();
+        UUID groupUUID = group.getGroupUUID();
+        if (!AccountGroup.uuid(groupUUID.get()).isInternalGroup()) {
+          throw new MethodNotAllowedException("Group with UUID '" + groupUUID + "' is external");
+        }
+        db.setString(USER, rsrc.getUser().getUserName().get(), KEY_OWNER, groupUUID.get());
       }
-      db.setString(USER, rsrc.getUser().getUserName().get(), KEY_OWNER, groupUUID.get());
+      md.setMessage("Set owner for service user '" + rsrc.getUser().getUserName() + "'\n");
+      update.commit(md);
+      storageCache.invalidate();
+    } catch (ConfigInvalidException e) {
+      throw asRestApiException("Invalid configuration", e);
     }
-    MetaDataUpdate md = metaDataUpdateFactory.create(allProjects);
-    md.setMessage("Set owner for service user '" + rsrc.getUser().getUserName() + "'\n");
-    storage.commit(md);
+
     return group != null
         ? (oldGroup != null
             ? Response.ok(json.format(group))
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/RefUpdateListener.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/RefUpdateListener.java
index 31d1a56..421b326 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/RefUpdateListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/RefUpdateListener.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
 import com.google.inject.Singleton;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.concurrent.Future;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.ObjectId;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Repository;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
@@ -90,7 +91,8 @@
           }
         };
     if (cfg.getBoolean("createNotesAsync", false)) {
-      workQueue.getDefaultQueue().submit(task);
+      @SuppressWarnings("unused")
+      Future<?> possiblyIgnoredError = workQueue.getDefaultQueue().submit(task);
     } else {
       task.run();
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/RegisterServiceUser.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/RegisterServiceUser.java
index 6bca1ff..17c8ab3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/RegisterServiceUser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/RegisterServiceUser.java
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 import com.google.common.base.Strings;
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.Account;
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.Project;
-import com.google.gerrit.extensions.annotations.PluginName;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.annotations.RequiresCapability;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.common.AccountInfo;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.AuthException;
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.server.group.GroupResolver;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.permissions.PermissionBackend;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.permissions.PermissionBackendException;
-import com.google.gerrit.server.project.ProjectCache;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.project.ProjectLevelConfig;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
 import com.google.inject.Provider;
@@ -74,42 +72,42 @@
     String owner;
   }
 
+  private final Provider<ProjectLevelConfig.Bare> configProvider;
   private final AccountResolver accountResolver;
   private final GroupResolver groupResolver;
   private final Provider<CurrentUser> userProvider;
   private final MetaDataUpdate.User metaDataUpdateFactory;
   private final Project.NameKey allProjects;
-  private final ProjectLevelConfig storage;
   private final DateFormat rfc2822DateFormatter;
   private final AccountLoader.Factory accountLoader;
+  private final StorageCache storageCache;
   private final PermissionBackend permissionBackend;
   private final BlockedNameFilter blockedNameFilter;
-  private final ProjectCache projectCache;
 
   @Inject
   RegisterServiceUser(
+      Provider<ProjectLevelConfig.Bare> configProvider,
       AccountResolver accountResolver,
       GroupResolver groupResolver,
-      @PluginName String pluginName,
       Provider<CurrentUser> userProvider,
       @GerritPersonIdent PersonIdent gerritIdent,
       MetaDataUpdate.User metaDataUpdateFactory,
-      ProjectCache projectCache,
       AllProjectsName allProjects,
       AccountLoader.Factory accountLoader,
+      StorageCache storageCache,
       PermissionBackend permissionBackend,
       BlockedNameFilter blockedNameFilter) {
+    this.configProvider = configProvider;
     this.accountResolver = accountResolver;
     this.groupResolver = groupResolver;
     this.userProvider = userProvider;
     this.metaDataUpdateFactory = metaDataUpdateFactory;
-    this.projectCache = projectCache;
-    this.storage = projectCache.getAllProjects().getConfig(pluginName + ".db");
     this.allProjects = allProjects;
     this.rfc2822DateFormatter = new SimpleDateFormat("EEE, dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss Z", Locale.US);
     this.rfc2822DateFormatter.setCalendar(
         Calendar.getInstance(gerritIdent.getTimeZone(), Locale.US));
     this.accountLoader = accountLoader;
+    this.storageCache = storageCache;
     this.permissionBackend = permissionBackend;
     this.blockedNameFilter = blockedNameFilter;
   }
@@ -138,11 +136,6 @@
       throw new MethodNotAllowedException("Forbidden");
     }
 
-    Config db = storage.get();
-    if (db.getSubsections(USER).contains(input.username)) {
-      return Response.none();
-    }
-
     if (blockedNameFilter.isBlocked(input.username)) {
       throw new BadRequestException(
           "The username '" + input.username + "' is not allowed as name for service users.");
@@ -168,7 +161,14 @@
       }
     }
 
-    try {
+    try (MetaDataUpdate md = metaDataUpdateFactory.create(allProjects)) {
+      ProjectLevelConfig.Bare update = configProvider.get();
+      update.load(md);
+
+      Config db = update.getConfig();
+      if (db.getSubsections(USER).contains(input.username)) {
+        return Response.none();
+      }
       db.setInt(USER, input.username, KEY_CREATOR_ID, creatorId.get());
       if (creator != null) {
         db.setString(USER, input.username, KEY_CREATED_BY, creator);
@@ -178,12 +178,11 @@
       }
       db.setString(USER, input.username, KEY_CREATED_AT, creationDate);
 
-      MetaDataUpdate md = metaDataUpdateFactory.create(allProjects);
       md.setMessage("Create service user '" + input.username + "'\n");
-      storage.commit(md);
-    } finally {
-      projectCache.evict(allProjects);
+      update.commit(md);
+      storageCache.invalidate();
     }
+
     ServiceUserInfo info = new ServiceUserInfo(new AccountInfo(user.getAccountId().get()));
     AccountLoader al = accountLoader.create(true);
     info.createdBy = al.get(creatorId);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/ServiceUserCollection.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/ServiceUserCollection.java
index bce9e37..f6f50ac 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/ServiceUserCollection.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/ServiceUserCollection.java
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@
 import static com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.serviceuser.CreateServiceUser.KEY_OWNER;
 import static com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.serviceuser.CreateServiceUser.USER;
 
-import com.google.gerrit.common.data.GroupDescription;
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.Account;
-import com.google.gerrit.extensions.annotations.PluginName;
+import com.google.gerrit.entities.GroupDescription;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.registration.DynamicMap;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.AuthException;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.ChildCollection;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.IdString;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.ResourceNotFoundException;
+import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.RestApiException;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.RestView;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.TopLevelResource;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.CurrentUser;
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@
 import com.google.gerrit.server.config.ConfigResource;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.permissions.PermissionBackend;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.permissions.PermissionBackendException;
-import com.google.gerrit.server.project.ProjectCache;
-import com.google.gerrit.server.project.ProjectLevelConfig;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.restapi.account.AccountsCollection;
 import com.google.gerrit.server.restapi.group.GroupsCollection;
 import com.google.inject.Inject;
@@ -43,6 +41,7 @@
 import com.google.inject.Singleton;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.errors.ConfigInvalidException;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Config;
 
 @Singleton
 class ServiceUserCollection implements ChildCollection<ConfigResource, ServiceUserResource> {
@@ -50,40 +49,36 @@
   private final DynamicMap<RestView<ServiceUserResource>> views;
   private final Provider<ListServiceUsers> list;
   private final Provider<AccountsCollection> accounts;
-  private final String pluginName;
-  private final ProjectCache projectCache;
   private final Provider<CurrentUser> userProvider;
   private final GroupsCollection groups;
   private final PermissionBackend permissionBackend;
+  private final StorageCache storageCache;
 
   @Inject
   ServiceUserCollection(
       DynamicMap<RestView<ServiceUserResource>> views,
       Provider<ListServiceUsers> list,
       Provider<AccountsCollection> accounts,
-      @PluginName String pluginName,
-      ProjectCache projectCache,
       Provider<CurrentUser> userProvider,
       GroupsCollection groups,
-      PermissionBackend permissionBackend) {
+      PermissionBackend permissionBackend,
+      StorageCache storageCache) {
     this.views = views;
     this.list = list;
     this.accounts = accounts;
-    this.pluginName = pluginName;
-    this.projectCache = projectCache;
     this.userProvider = userProvider;
     this.groups = groups;
     this.permissionBackend = permissionBackend;
+    this.storageCache = storageCache;
   }
 
   @Override
   public ServiceUserResource parse(ConfigResource parent, IdString id)
       throws ResourceNotFoundException, AuthException, IOException, PermissionBackendException,
-          ConfigInvalidException {
-    ProjectLevelConfig storage = projectCache.getAllProjects().getConfig(pluginName + ".db");
+          ConfigInvalidException, RestApiException {
     IdentifiedUser serviceUser = accounts.get().parse(TopLevelResource.INSTANCE, id).getUser();
-    if (serviceUser == null
-        || !storage.get().getSubsections(USER).contains(serviceUser.getUserName().get())) {
+    Config db = storageCache.get();
+    if (serviceUser == null || !db.getSubsections(USER).contains(serviceUser.getUserName().get())) {
       throw new ResourceNotFoundException(id);
     }
     CurrentUser user = userProvider.get();
@@ -92,7 +87,7 @@
     }
     if (!permissionBackend.user(user).testOrFalse(ADMINISTRATE_SERVER)) {
       String username = serviceUser.getUserName().get();
-      String owner = storage.get().getString(USER, username, KEY_OWNER);
+      String owner = db.getString(USER, username, KEY_OWNER);
       if (owner != null) {
         GroupDescription.Basic group =
             groups.parse(TopLevelResource.INSTANCE, IdString.fromDecoded(owner)).getGroup();
@@ -101,7 +96,7 @@
         }
       } else if (!((IdentifiedUser) user)
           .getAccountId()
-          .equals(Account.id(storage.get().getInt(USER, username, KEY_CREATOR_ID, -1)))) {
+          .equals(Account.id(db.getInt(USER, username, KEY_CREATOR_ID, -1)))) {
         throw new ResourceNotFoundException(id);
       }
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/ServiceUserResolver.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/ServiceUserResolver.java
index 65ac232..0c46e26 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/ServiceUserResolver.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/ServiceUserResolver.java
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
 
 import static com.google.gerrit.server.api.ApiUtil.asRestApiException;
 
-import com.google.gerrit.common.data.GroupDescription;
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.Account;
 import com.google.gerrit.entities.AccountGroup;
+import com.google.gerrit.entities.GroupDescription;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.common.AccountInfo;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.ResourceNotFoundException;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.restapi.RestApiException;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/StorageCache.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/StorageCache.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0378347
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/serviceuser/StorageCache.java
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.serviceuser;
+
+import com.google.common.cache.CacheLoader;
+import com.google.common.cache.LoadingCache;
+import com.google.common.flogger.FluentLogger;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.cache.CacheModule;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.config.AllProjectsName;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.git.meta.MetaDataUpdate;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.project.ProjectLevelConfig;
+import com.google.gerrit.server.project.ProjectLevelConfig.Bare;
+import com.google.inject.Inject;
+import com.google.inject.Provider;
+import com.google.inject.Singleton;
+import com.google.inject.name.Named;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Config;
+
+@Singleton
+public class StorageCache {
+  private static final FluentLogger logger = FluentLogger.forEnclosingClass();
+
+  private static final String CACHE_NAME = "storage";
+  private static final Object ALL = new Object();
+
+  static CacheModule module() {
+    return new CacheModule() {
+      @Override
+      protected void configure() {
+        cache(CACHE_NAME, Object.class, Config.class).loader(Loader.class);
+        bind(StorageCache.class);
+      }
+    };
+  }
+
+  private final LoadingCache<Object, Config> cache;
+
+  @Inject
+  StorageCache(@Named(CACHE_NAME) LoadingCache<Object, Config> cache) {
+    this.cache = cache;
+  }
+
+  public Config get() {
+    try {
+      return cache.get(ALL);
+    } catch (ExecutionException e) {
+      logger.atSevere().withCause(e).log("Cannot load service users");
+      return new Config();
+    }
+  }
+
+  public void invalidate() {
+    cache.invalidate(ALL);
+  }
+
+  static class Loader extends CacheLoader<Object, Config> {
+    private final Provider<Bare> configProvider;
+    private final MetaDataUpdate.Server metaDataUpdateFactory;
+    private final AllProjectsName allProjects;
+
+    @Inject
+    Loader(
+        Provider<ProjectLevelConfig.Bare> configProvider,
+        MetaDataUpdate.Server metaDataUpdateFactory,
+        AllProjectsName allProjects) {
+      this.configProvider = configProvider;
+      this.metaDataUpdateFactory = metaDataUpdateFactory;
+      this.allProjects = allProjects;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Config load(Object key) throws Exception {
+      ProjectLevelConfig.Bare storage = configProvider.get();
+      try (MetaDataUpdate md = metaDataUpdateFactory.create(allProjects)) {
+        storage.load(md);
+      }
+      return storage.getConfig();
+    }
+  }
+}