diff --git a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/ScmServletModule.java b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/ScmServletModule.java
index 8c9847746e..135f5113cf 100644
--- a/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/ScmServletModule.java
+++ b/scm-webapp/src/main/java/sonia/scm/ScmServletModule.java
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ import sonia.scm.repository.RepositoryBrowserUtil;
 import sonia.scm.repository.RepositoryDAO;
 import sonia.scm.repository.RepositoryManager;
 import sonia.scm.repository.RepositoryProvider;
+import sonia.scm.repository.api.RepositoryServiceFactory;
 import sonia.scm.repository.xml.XmlRepositoryDAO;
 import sonia.scm.resources.DefaultResourceManager;
 import sonia.scm.resources.DevelopmentResourceManager;
@@ -299,6 +300,9 @@ public class ScmServletModule extends ServletModule
         Names.named(UrlProviderFactory.TYPE_WUI)).toProvider(
         WebUIUrlProvider.class);
 
+    // bind repository service factory
+    bind(RepositoryServiceFactory.class);
+
     /*
      * filter(PATTERN_PAGE,
      *      PATTERN_STATIC_RESOURCES).through(StaticResourceFilter.class);