diff --git a/gradle/changelog/single_working_copy_pool.yaml b/gradle/changelog/single_working_copy_pool.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..53e90a234f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle/changelog/single_working_copy_pool.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- type: fixed
+  description: Prevent multiple working copy pools ([#1797](https://github.com/scm-manager/scm-manager/issues/1797))
diff --git a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/work/SimpleCachingWorkingCopyPool.java b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/work/SimpleCachingWorkingCopyPool.java
index d57b3cfeed..ed2e4822e9 100644
--- a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/work/SimpleCachingWorkingCopyPool.java
+++ b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/work/SimpleCachingWorkingCopyPool.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import sonia.scm.util.IOUtil;
 
 import javax.inject.Inject;
+import javax.inject.Singleton;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ import static java.util.Optional.of;
  *   <li>Wait for a cached directory on parallel requests</li>
  * </ul>
  */
+@Singleton
 public class SimpleCachingWorkingCopyPool implements WorkingCopyPool {
 
   public static final int DEFAULT_WORKING_COPY_POOL_SIZE = 5;