diff --git a/src/background/main.background.ts b/src/background/main.background.ts
index 768d1058fc..61ce6002da 100644
--- a/src/background/main.background.ts
+++ b/src/background/main.background.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import ChromeStorageService from '../services/chromeStorage.service';
 import CipherService from '../services/cipher.service';
 import CollectionService from '../services/collection.service';
 import ConstantsService from '../services/constants.service';
+import ContainerService from '../services/container.service';
 import CryptoService from '../services/crypto.service';
 import EnvironmentService from '../services/environment.service';
 import FolderService from '../services/folder.service';
@@ -80,7 +81,8 @@ export default class MainBackground {
         this.browserUtilsService = new BrowserUtilsService();
         this.i18nService = i18nService(this.browserUtilsService);
         this.constantsService = new ConstantsService(this.i18nService, this.browserUtilsService);
-        this.cryptoService = new CryptoService(this.storageService, this.storageService);
+        this.cryptoService = ContainerService.cryptoService = new CryptoService(this.storageService,
+            this.storageService);
         this.tokenService = new TokenService(this.storageService);
         this.appIdService = new AppIdService(this.storageService);
         this.apiService = new ApiService(this.tokenService, this.browserUtilsService,
diff --git a/src/models/domain/cipher.ts b/src/models/domain/cipher.ts
index 3c18f7a666..e916f24242 100644
--- a/src/models/domain/cipher.ts
+++ b/src/models/domain/cipher.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { Identity } from './identity';
 import { Login } from './login';
 import { SecureNote } from './secureNote';
 
-import { BrowserUtilsService } from '../../services/abstractions/browserUtils.service';
+import BrowserUtilsService from '../../services/browserUtils.service';
 
 class Cipher extends Domain {
     id: string;
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ class Cipher extends Domain {
     fields: Field[];
     collectionIds: string[];
 
-    private browserUtilsService: BrowserUtilsService;
-
     constructor(obj?: CipherData, alreadyEncrypted: boolean = false, localData: any = null) {
         super();
         if (obj == null) {
@@ -119,12 +117,7 @@ class Cipher extends Domain {
                 model.login = await this.login.decrypt(this.organizationId);
                 model.subTitle = model.login.username;
                 if (model.login.uri) {
-                    if (this.browserUtilsService == null) {
-                        this.browserUtilsService = chrome.extension.getBackgroundPage()
-                            .bitwardenMain.browserUtilsService as BrowserUtilsService;
-                    }
-
-                    model.login.domain = this.browserUtilsService.getDomain(model.login.uri);
+                    model.login.domain = BrowserUtilsService.getDomain(model.login.uri);
                 }
                 break;
             case CipherType.SecureNote:
diff --git a/src/models/domain/cipherString.ts b/src/models/domain/cipherString.ts
index 61aec8ca6f..ce3a184aae 100644
--- a/src/models/domain/cipherString.ts
+++ b/src/models/domain/cipherString.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { EncryptionType } from '../../enums/encryptionType.enum';
-import { CryptoService } from '../../services/abstractions/crypto.service';
+
+import ContainerService from '../../services/container.service';
 
 class CipherString {
     encryptedString?: string;
@@ -9,8 +10,6 @@ class CipherString {
     initializationVector?: string;
     mac?: string;
 
-    private cryptoService: CryptoService;
-
     constructor(encryptedStringOrType: string | EncryptionType, ct?: string, iv?: string, mac?: string) {
         if (ct != null) {
             // ct and header
@@ -88,25 +87,23 @@ class CipherString {
         }
     }
 
-    decrypt(orgId: string) {
+    decrypt(orgId: string): Promise<string> {
         if (this.decryptedValue) {
             return Promise.resolve(this.decryptedValue);
         }
 
-        const self = this;
-        if (this.cryptoService == null) {
-            this.cryptoService = chrome.extension.getBackgroundPage()
-                .bitwardenMain.cryptoService as CryptoService;
+        if (ContainerService.cryptoService == null) {
+            throw new Error('ContainerService.cryptoService not initialized');
         }
 
-        return this.cryptoService.getOrgKey(orgId).then((orgKey: any) => {
-            return self.cryptoService.decrypt(self, orgKey);
+        return ContainerService.cryptoService.getOrgKey(orgId).then((orgKey: any) => {
+            return ContainerService.cryptoService.decrypt(this, orgKey);
         }).then((decValue: any) => {
-            self.decryptedValue = decValue;
-            return self.decryptedValue;
+            this.decryptedValue = decValue;
+            return this.decryptedValue;
         }).catch(() => {
-            self.decryptedValue = '[error: cannot decrypt]';
-            return self.decryptedValue;
+            this.decryptedValue = '[error: cannot decrypt]';
+            return this.decryptedValue;
         });
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/services/container.service.ts b/src/services/container.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..04d8dc1c3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/services/container.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import { CryptoService } from './abstractions/crypto.service';
+
+export default class ContainerService {
+    static cryptoService: CryptoService = null;
+}