diff --git a/src/Application.cpp b/src/Application.cpp
index b49981a49..6223dbadf 100644
--- a/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/src/Application.cpp
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ Application::Application(Settings &_settings, const Paths &paths,
     , chatterinoBadges(&this->emplace<ChatterinoBadges>())
     , ffzBadges(&this->emplace<FfzBadges>())
     , seventvBadges(&this->emplace<SeventvBadges>())
-    , userData(&this->emplace<UserDataController>())
+    , userData(&this->emplace(new UserDataController(paths)))
     , sound(&this->emplace<ISoundController>(makeSoundController(_settings)))
     , twitchLiveController(&this->emplace<TwitchLiveController>())
     , twitchPubSub(new PubSub(TWITCH_PUBSUB_URL))
diff --git a/src/controllers/userdata/UserDataController.cpp b/src/controllers/userdata/UserDataController.cpp
index 63cf7f1d9..3f8029cbe 100644
--- a/src/controllers/userdata/UserDataController.cpp
+++ b/src/controllers/userdata/UserDataController.cpp
@@ -8,13 +8,12 @@ namespace {
 
 using namespace chatterino;
 
-std::shared_ptr<pajlada::Settings::SettingManager> initSettingsInstance()
+std::shared_ptr<pajlada::Settings::SettingManager> initSettingsInstance(
+    const Paths &paths)
 {
     auto sm = std::make_shared<pajlada::Settings::SettingManager>();
 
-    auto *paths = getPaths();
-
-    auto path = combinePath(paths->settingsDirectory, "user-data.json");
+    auto path = combinePath(paths.settingsDirectory, "user-data.json");
 
     sm->setPath(path.toUtf8().toStdString());
 
@@ -30,8 +29,8 @@ std::shared_ptr<pajlada::Settings::SettingManager> initSettingsInstance()
 
 namespace chatterino {
 
-UserDataController::UserDataController()
-    : sm(initSettingsInstance())
+UserDataController::UserDataController(const Paths &paths)
+    : sm(initSettingsInstance(paths))
     , setting("/users", this->sm)
 {
     this->sm->load();
diff --git a/src/controllers/userdata/UserDataController.hpp b/src/controllers/userdata/UserDataController.hpp
index fba501f4c..3be1f260a 100644
--- a/src/controllers/userdata/UserDataController.hpp
+++ b/src/controllers/userdata/UserDataController.hpp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 
 namespace chatterino {
 
+class Paths;
+
 class IUserDataController
 {
 public:
@@ -31,7 +33,7 @@ public:
 class UserDataController : public IUserDataController, public Singleton
 {
 public:
-    UserDataController();
+    explicit UserDataController(const Paths &paths);
 
     // Get extra data about a user
     // If the user does not have any extra data, return none