diff --git a/headers/private/package/manager/PackageManager.h b/headers/private/package/manager/PackageManager.h
index bdbaf404b1..dd55ae6558 100644
--- a/headers/private/package/manager/PackageManager.h
+++ b/headers/private/package/manager/PackageManager.h
@@ -57,7 +57,11 @@ public:
 
 public:
 								BPackageManager(
-									BPackageInstallationLocation location);
+									BPackageInstallationLocation location,
+									InstallationInterface*
+										installationInterface,
+									UserInteractionHandler*
+										userInteractionHandler);
 	virtual						~BPackageManager();
 
 			void				Init(uint32 flags);
diff --git a/src/apps/haiku-depot/PackageManager.cpp b/src/apps/haiku-depot/PackageManager.cpp
index a28046df51..559772bd89 100644
--- a/src/apps/haiku-depot/PackageManager.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/haiku-depot/PackageManager.cpp
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ private:
 
 PackageManager::PackageManager(BPackageInstallationLocation location)
 	:
-	BPackageManager(location),
+	BPackageManager(location, &fClientInstallationInterface, this),
 	BPackageManager::UserInteractionHandler(),
 	fDecisionProvider(),
 	fClientInstallationInterface(),
@@ -281,8 +281,6 @@ PackageManager::PackageManager(BPackageInstallationLocation location)
 	fCurrentInstallPackage(NULL),
 	fCurrentUninstallPackage(NULL)
 {
-	fInstallationInterface = &fClientInstallationInterface;
-	fUserInteractionHandler = this;
 }
 
 
@@ -293,7 +291,6 @@ PackageManager::~PackageManager()
 }
 
 
-
 PackageState
 PackageManager::GetPackageState(const PackageInfo& package)
 {
diff --git a/src/bin/pkgman/PackageManager.cpp b/src/bin/pkgman/PackageManager.cpp
index d85673f87d..a3ac077fe3 100644
--- a/src/bin/pkgman/PackageManager.cpp
+++ b/src/bin/pkgman/PackageManager.cpp
@@ -24,14 +24,12 @@ using namespace BPackageKit::BPrivate;
 
 PackageManager::PackageManager(BPackageInstallationLocation location)
 	:
-	BPackageManager(location),
+	BPackageManager(location, &fClientInstallationInterface, this),
 	BPackageManager::UserInteractionHandler(),
 	fDecisionProvider(),
 	fClientInstallationInterface(),
 	fPreviousDownloadPercentage(0)
 {
-	fInstallationInterface = &fClientInstallationInterface;
-	fUserInteractionHandler = this;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/kits/package/manager/PackageManager.cpp b/src/kits/package/manager/PackageManager.cpp
index 7b06dca144..645c8f948d 100644
--- a/src/kits/package/manager/PackageManager.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/package/manager/PackageManager.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@ namespace BPrivate {
 // #pragma mark - BPackageManager
 
 
-BPackageManager::BPackageManager(BPackageInstallationLocation location)
+BPackageManager::BPackageManager(BPackageInstallationLocation location,
+	InstallationInterface* installationInterface,
+	UserInteractionHandler* userInteractionHandler)
 	:
 	fLocation(location),
 	fSolver(NULL),
@@ -57,8 +59,8 @@ BPackageManager::BPackageManager(BPackageInstallationLocation location)
 	fInstalledRepositories(10),
 	fOtherRepositories(10, true),
 	fTransactions(5, true),
-	fInstallationInterface(NULL),
-	fUserInteractionHandler(NULL)
+	fInstallationInterface(installationInterface),
+	fUserInteractionHandler(userInteractionHandler)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/servers/package/PackageManager.cpp b/src/servers/package/PackageManager.cpp
index ce24d8e568..02222020d6 100644
--- a/src/servers/package/PackageManager.cpp
+++ b/src/servers/package/PackageManager.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ using BPackageKit::BManager::BPrivate::BRepositoryBuilder;
 
 PackageManager::PackageManager(Root* root, Volume* volume)
 	:
-	BPackageManager(volume->Location()),
+	BPackageManager(volume->Location(), this, this),
 	BPackageManager::UserInteractionHandler(),
 	fRoot(root),
 	fVolume(volume),
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ PackageManager::PackageManager(Root* root, Volume* volume)
 	fPackagesRemovedByUser(),
 	fProblemWindow(NULL)
 {
-	fInstallationInterface = this;
-	fUserInteractionHandler = this;
 }