diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/ApplicationHost.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/ApplicationHost.cs
index 75a2b194a6..4597b65f3d 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/ApplicationHost.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/ApplicationHost.cs
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
-        public async Task InitAsync(IServiceCollection serviceCollection, IConfiguration startupConfig)
+        public void Init(IServiceCollection serviceCollection)
         {
             HttpPort = ServerConfigurationManager.Configuration.HttpServerPortNumber;
             HttpsPort = ServerConfigurationManager.Configuration.HttpsPortNumber;
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations
 
             DiscoverTypes();
 
-            await RegisterServices(serviceCollection, startupConfig).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            RegisterServices(serviceCollection);
         }
 
         public async Task ExecuteWebsocketHandlerAsync(HttpContext context, Func<Task> next)
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations
         /// <summary>
         /// Registers services/resources with the service collection that will be available via DI.
         /// </summary>
-        protected async Task RegisterServices(IServiceCollection serviceCollection, IConfiguration startupConfig)
+        protected void RegisterServices(IServiceCollection serviceCollection)
         {
             var imageEncoderType = SkiaEncoder.IsNativeLibAvailable()
                 ? typeof(SkiaEncoder)
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Server/Program.cs b/Jellyfin.Server/Program.cs
index 83170c6ae0..56017cf897 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Server/Program.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Server/Program.cs
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ namespace Jellyfin.Server
                 }
 
                 ServiceCollection serviceCollection = new ServiceCollection();
-                await appHost.InitAsync(serviceCollection, startupConfig).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                appHost.Init(serviceCollection);
 
                 var webHost = CreateWebHostBuilder(appHost, serviceCollection, options, startupConfig, appPaths).Build();
 
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Common/IApplicationHost.cs b/MediaBrowser.Common/IApplicationHost.cs
index 0e282cf538..904138381c 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Common/IApplicationHost.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Common/IApplicationHost.cs
@@ -125,9 +125,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common
         /// Initializes this instance.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="serviceCollection">The service collection.</param>
-        /// <param name="startupConfig">The configuration to use for initialization.</param>
-        /// <returns>A task.</returns>
-        Task InitAsync(IServiceCollection serviceCollection, IConfiguration startupConfig);
+        void Init(IServiceCollection serviceCollection);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates the instance.