diff --git a/apps/cli/src/service-container.ts b/apps/cli/src/service-container.ts
index cc53302732..f9bff5c6d0 100644
--- a/apps/cli/src/service-container.ts
+++ b/apps/cli/src/service-container.ts
@@ -625,6 +625,8 @@ export class ServiceContainer {
     const lockedCallback = async (userId?: string) =>
       await this.cryptoService.clearStoredUserKey(KeySuffixOptions.Auto);
 
+    this.userVerificationApiService = new UserVerificationApiService(this.apiService);
+
     this.userVerificationService = new UserVerificationService(
       this.cryptoService,
       this.accountService,
@@ -729,8 +731,6 @@ export class ServiceContainer {
 
     this.auditService = new AuditService(this.cryptoFunctionService, this.apiService);
 
-    this.userVerificationApiService = new UserVerificationApiService(this.apiService);
-
     this.eventUploadService = new EventUploadService(
       this.apiService,
       this.stateProvider,