diff --git a/cmd/server/main.go b/cmd/server/main.go
index cc49484..df0f3e4 100644
--- a/cmd/server/main.go
+++ b/cmd/server/main.go
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	// NEW: Create refactored handlers
 	collectionHandler := handlers.NewCollectionHandler(queries, connManager)
+	dashboardService := services.NewDashboardService(queries)
 	dashboardHandler := handlers.NewDashboardHandler(queries)
 	mediaHandler := handlers.NewMediaHandler(queries, libraryService, worker)
 	matchingHandler := handlers.NewMatchingHandler(queries, connManager)
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@ func main() {
 		QueueHandler:          queueHandler,
 		CollectionHandler:     collectionHandler,
 		DashboardHandler:      dashboardHandler,
+		DashboardService:      dashboardService,
 		OPDSHandler:           opdsHandler,
 		SystemSettingsHandler: systemSettingsHandler,
 		ConnManager:           connManager,
diff --git a/cmd/server/tests/test_helpers.go b/cmd/server/tests/test_helpers.go
index 0b545c3..2d0f72a 100644
--- a/cmd/server/tests/test_helpers.go
+++ b/cmd/server/tests/test_helpers.go
@@ -411,6 +411,8 @@ func setupTestServer(t *testing.T) *TestServerSetup {
 	libraryService := services.NewLibraryService(queries)
 	worker := services.NewWorker(3)
 	collectionHandler := handlers.NewCollectionHandler(queries, connManager)
+	dashboardService := services.NewDashboardService(queries)
+	dashboardHandler := handlers.NewDashboardHandler(queries)
 	mediaHandler := handlers.NewMediaHandler(queries, libraryService, worker)
 	matchingHandler := handlers.NewMatchingHandler(queries, connManager)
 
@@ -451,6 +453,8 @@ func setupTestServer(t *testing.T) *TestServerSetup {
 		QueueHandler:          queueHandler,
 		SystemSettingsHandler: systemSettingsHandler,
 		CollectionHandler:     collectionHandler,
+		DashboardHandler:      dashboardHandler,
+		DashboardService:      dashboardService,
 		OPDSHandler:           opdsHandler,
 		ConnManager:           connManager,
 		QueueProcessor:        queueProcessor,
diff --git a/internal/router/router.go b/internal/router/router.go
index fedbe01..643d17b 100644
--- a/internal/router/router.go
+++ b/internal/router/router.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"bookhoard/internal/handlers"
 	"bookhoard/internal/middleware"
 	ratelimit "bookhoard/internal/middleware"
+	"bookhoard/internal/services"
 	"bookhoard/internal/sync"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	QueueHandler          *handlers.QueueHandler
 	CollectionHandler     *handlers.CollectionHandler
 	DashboardHandler      *handlers.DashboardHandler
+	DashboardService      *services.DashboardService
 	OPDSHandler           *handlers.OPDSHandler
 	SystemSettingsHandler *handlers.SystemSettingsHandler
 	ConnManager           *sync.ConnectionManager