diff --git a/controllers/BaseController.php b/controllers/BaseController.php
index da315bbd..bda131e1 100644
--- a/controllers/BaseController.php
+++ b/controllers/BaseController.php
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class BaseController
 		$container->view->set('userentitiesForSidebar', $this->getDatabase()->userentities()->where('show_in_sidebar_menu = 1')->orderBy('name'));
 		try
 		{
-			$usersService = new UsersService();
+			$usersService = $this->getUsersService();
 			if (defined('GROCY_USER_ID'))
 			{
 				$container->view->set('userSettings', $usersService->GetUserSettings(GROCY_USER_ID));
@@ -122,5 +122,16 @@ class BaseController
 		return $this->userfieldsService;
 	}
 
+	private $usersService = null;
+
+	protected function getUsersService()
+	{
+		if($this->usersService == null)
+		{
+			$this->usersService = new UsersService();
+		}
+		return $this->usersService;
+	}
+
 	protected $AppContainer;
 }
diff --git a/controllers/BatteriesController.php b/controllers/BatteriesController.php
index 8e7624cf..fb794033 100644
--- a/controllers/BatteriesController.php
+++ b/controllers/BatteriesController.php
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 namespace Grocy\Controllers;
 
 use \Grocy\Services\BatteriesService;
-use \Grocy\Services\UsersService;
-use \Grocy\Services\UserfieldsService;
 
 class BatteriesController extends BaseController
 {
@@ -12,7 +10,6 @@ class BatteriesController extends BaseController
 	{
 		parent::__construct($container);
 		$this->BatteriesService = new BatteriesService();
-		#$this->UserfieldsService = new UserfieldsService();
 	}
 
 	protected $BatteriesService;
@@ -20,7 +17,7 @@ class BatteriesController extends BaseController
 
 	public function Overview(\Slim\Http\Request $request, \Slim\Http\Response $response, array $args)
 	{
-		$usersService = new UsersService();
+		$usersService = $this->getUsersService();
 		$nextXDays = $usersService->GetUserSettings(GROCY_USER_ID)['batteries_due_soon_days'];
 
 		return $this->renderPage($response, 'batteriesoverview', [