diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/RuneLite.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/RuneLite.java
index 646d96d289..f8d1b4dd33 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/RuneLite.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/RuneLite.java
@@ -88,10 +88,12 @@ public class RuneLite
 	private static RuneLite runelite;
 	private static TrayIcon trayIcon;
 
-	private final RuneliteProperties properties = new RuneliteProperties();
 	private Client client;
 	private ClientUI gui;
 
+	@Inject
+	private RuneliteProperties properties;
+
 	@Inject
 	private PluginManager pluginManager;
 
diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/RuneliteProperties.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/RuneliteProperties.java
index 7a8abd679d..ad53a85727 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/RuneliteProperties.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/RuneliteProperties.java
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.util.Properties;
 import lombok.extern.slf4j.Slf4j;
 
+import javax.inject.Inject;
+import javax.inject.Singleton;
+
+@Singleton
 @Slf4j
 public class RuneliteProperties
 {
@@ -36,6 +40,7 @@ public class RuneliteProperties
 
 	private final Properties properties = new Properties();
 
+	@Inject
 	public RuneliteProperties()
 	{
 		InputStream in = getClass().getResourceAsStream("runelite.properties");