diff --git a/mealie/app.py b/mealie/app.py
index e242c380c..94cca6a14 100644
--- a/mealie/app.py
+++ b/mealie/app.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ from fastapi import FastAPI
 
 # import utils.startup as startup
 from app_config import APP_VERSION, PORT, SECRET, docs_url, redoc_url
+from db.db_setup import sql_exists
+from db.init_db import init_db
 from routes import (
     backup_routes,
     debug_routes,
@@ -18,7 +20,6 @@ from routes.recipe import (
     tag_routes,
 )
 from routes.users import users
-from services.settings_services import default_settings_init
 from utils.logger import logger
 
 app = FastAPI(
@@ -30,16 +31,14 @@ app = FastAPI(
 )
 
 
+def data_base_first_run():
+    init_db()
+
+
 def start_scheduler():
     import services.scheduler.scheduled_jobs
 
 
-def init_settings():
-    default_settings_init()
-    import services.theme_services
-    import services.users.users
-
-
 def api_routers():
     # Authentication
     app.include_router(users.router)
@@ -60,9 +59,11 @@ def api_routers():
     app.include_router(debug_routes.router)
 
 
+if not sql_exists:
+    data_base_first_run()
+
 api_routers()
 start_scheduler()
-init_settings()
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     logger.info("-----SYSTEM STARTUP-----")
diff --git a/mealie/db/init_db.py b/mealie/db/init_db.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b3479296e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mealie/db/init_db.py
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+from fastapi.logger import logger
+from models.settings_models import SiteSettings, Webhooks
+from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
+from sqlalchemy.orm.session import Session
+from utils.logger import logger
+
+from db.database import db
+from db.db_setup import create_session
+
+
+def init_db(db: Session = None) -> None:
+    if not db:
+        db = create_session()
+
+    default_settings_init(db)
+    default_theme_init(db)
+    default_user_init(db)
+
+    db.close()
+
+
+def default_theme_init(session: Session):
+    default_theme = {
+        "name": "default",
+        "colors": {
+            "primary": "#E58325",
+            "accent": "#00457A",
+            "secondary": "#973542",
+            "success": "#5AB1BB",
+            "info": "#4990BA",
+            "warning": "#FF4081",
+            "error": "#EF5350",
+        },
+    }
+
+    try:
+        db.themes.create(session, default_theme)
+        logger.info("Generating default theme...")
+    except:
+        logger.info("Default Theme Exists.. skipping generation")
+
+
+def default_settings_init(session: Session):
+    try:
+        webhooks = Webhooks()
+        default_entry = SiteSettings(name="main", webhooks=webhooks)
+        document = db.settings.create(session, default_entry.dict())
+        logger.info(f"Created Site Settings: \n {document}")
+    except:
+        pass
+
+
+def default_user_init(session: Session):
+    default_user = {
+        "full_name": "Change Me",
+        "email": "changeme@email.com",
+        "password": "MyPassword",
+        "family": "public",
+        "is_superuser": True,
+    }
+
+    logger.info("Generating Default User")
+    db.users.create(session, default_user)
+
diff --git a/mealie/routes/setting_routes.py b/mealie/routes/setting_routes.py
index a0f6b01cd..908117e0d 100644
--- a/mealie/routes/setting_routes.py
+++ b/mealie/routes/setting_routes.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ from db.database import db
 from db.db_setup import generate_session
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends
 from models.settings_models import SiteSettings
-from services.settings_services import default_settings_init
 from sqlalchemy.orm.session import Session
 from utils.post_webhooks import post_webhooks
 from utils.snackbar import SnackResponse
@@ -17,8 +16,7 @@ def get_main_settings(session: Session = Depends(generate_session)):
     try:
         data = db.settings.get(session, "main")
     except:
-        default_settings_init(session)
-        data = db.settings.get(session, "main")
+        return
     return data
 
 
diff --git a/mealie/services/settings_services.py b/mealie/services/settings_services.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 62e32bb3d..000000000
--- a/mealie/services/settings_services.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-from db.database import db
-from db.db_setup import create_session
-from models.settings_models import SiteSettings, Webhooks
-from sqlalchemy.orm.session import Session
-from utils.logger import logger
-
-
-def default_settings_init(session: Session = None):
-    if session == None:
-        session = create_session()
-    try:
-        webhooks = Webhooks()
-        default_entry = SiteSettings(name="main", webhooks=webhooks)
-        document = db.settings.create(session, default_entry.dict())
-        logger.info(f"Created Site Settings: \n {document}")
-    except:
-        pass
diff --git a/mealie/services/theme_services.py b/mealie/services/theme_services.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 12cd9c889..000000000
--- a/mealie/services/theme_services.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-from db.database import db
-from db.db_setup import create_session, sql_exists
-from utils.logger import logger
-
-
-def default_theme_init():
-    default_theme = {
-        "name": "default",
-        "colors": {
-            "primary": "#E58325",
-            "accent": "#00457A",
-            "secondary": "#973542",
-            "success": "#5AB1BB",
-            "info": "#4990BA",
-            "warning": "#FF4081",
-            "error": "#EF5350",
-        },
-    }
-    session = create_session()
-    try:
-        db.themes.create(session, default_theme)
-        logger.info("Generating default theme...")
-    except:
-        logger.info("Default Theme Exists.. skipping generation")
-
-
-if not sql_exists:
-    default_theme_init()
diff --git a/mealie/services/users/users.py b/mealie/services/users/users.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 62c28c23b..000000000
--- a/mealie/services/users/users.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-from db.database import db
-from db.db_setup import create_session, sql_exists
-from fastapi.logger import logger
-
-
-def init_super_user():
-    session = create_session()
-
-    default_user = {
-        "full_name": "Change Me",
-        "email": "changeme@email.com",
-        "password": "MyPassword",
-        "family": "public",
-        "is_superuser": True,
-    }
-
-    logger.info("Generating Default User")
-
-    db.users.create(session, default_user)
-
-    session.close()
-
-
-if not sql_exists:
-    init_super_user()
diff --git a/mealie/utils/startup.py b/mealie/utils/startup.py
deleted file mode 100644
index b97811693..000000000
--- a/mealie/utils/startup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-from pathlib import Path
-
-from services.settings_services import default_theme_init
-
-CWD = Path(__file__).parent
-
-
-def post_start():
-    default_theme_init()
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    pass