diff --git a/nemoguardrails/actions_server/actions_server.py b/nemoguardrails/actions_server/actions_server.py
index 58d49437b..e45131a46 100644
--- a/nemoguardrails/actions_server/actions_server.py
+++ b/nemoguardrails/actions_server/actions_server.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 import logging
 from typing import Dict, Optional
 
-from fastapi import FastAPI
+from fastapi import Depends, FastAPI
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
 
 from nemoguardrails.actions.action_dispatcher import ActionDispatcher
@@ -34,7 +34,12 @@
 
 
 # Create action dispatcher object to communicate with actions
-app.action_dispatcher = ActionDispatcher(load_all_actions=True)
+_action_dispatcher = ActionDispatcher(load_all_actions=True)
+
+
+def get_action_dispatcher() -> ActionDispatcher:
+    """Dependency to provide the action dispatcher instance."""
+    return _action_dispatcher
 
 
 class RequestBody(BaseModel):
@@ -58,22 +63,26 @@ class ResponseBody(BaseModel):
     summary="Execute action",
     response_model=ResponseBody,
 )
-async def run_action(body: RequestBody):
+async def run_action(
+    body: RequestBody,
+    action_dispatcher: ActionDispatcher = Depends(get_action_dispatcher),
+):
     """Execute the specified action and return the result.
 
     Args:
         body (RequestBody): The request body containing action_name and action_parameters.
+        action_dispatcher (ActionDispatcher): The action dispatcher dependency.
 
     Returns:
         dict: The response containing the execution status and result.
     """
 
-    log.info(f"Request body: {body}")
-    result, status = await app.action_dispatcher.execute_action(
+    log.info("Request body: %s", body)
+    result, status = await action_dispatcher.execute_action(
         body.action_name, body.action_parameters
     )
     resp = {"status": status, "result": result}
-    log.info(f"Response: {resp}")
+    log.info("Response: %s", resp)
     return resp
 
 
@@ -81,7 +90,9 @@ async def run_action(body: RequestBody):
     "/v1/actions/list",
     summary="List available actions",
 )
-async def get_actions_list():
+async def get_actions_list(
+    action_dispatcher: ActionDispatcher = Depends(get_action_dispatcher),
+):
     """Returns the list of available actions."""
 
-    return app.action_dispatcher.get_registered_actions()
+    return action_dispatcher.get_registered_actions()