diff --git a/src/common/k8s-api/api-base.ts b/src/common/k8s-api/api-base.ts
index e511dd8454..8b7b5272be 100644
--- a/src/common/k8s-api/api-base.ts
+++ b/src/common/k8s-api/api-base.ts
@@ -3,38 +3,15 @@
  * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
  */
 
-import { JsonApi } from "./json-api";
-import { apiPrefix, isDebugging, isDevelopment } from "../vars";
-import { appEventBus } from "../app-event-bus/event-bus";
+import type { JsonApi } from "./json-api";
+import { getInjectionToken } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
+import { asLegacyGlobalForExtensionApi } from "../../extensions/as-legacy-globals-for-extension-api/as-legacy-global-object-for-extension-api";
 
-export let apiBase: JsonApi;
+export const apiBaseInjectionToken = getInjectionToken<JsonApi>({
+  id: "api-base-token",
+});
 
-if (typeof window === "undefined") {
-  appEventBus.addListener((event) => {
-    if (event.name !== "lens-proxy" && event.action !== "listen") return;
-
-    const params = event.params as { port?: number };
-
-    if (!params.port) return;
-
-    apiBase = new JsonApi({
-      serverAddress: `http://127.0.0.1:${params.port}`,
-      apiBase: apiPrefix,
-      debug: isDevelopment || isDebugging,
-    }, {
-      headers: {
-        "Host": `localhost:${params.port}`,
-      },
-    });
-  });
-} else {
-  apiBase = new JsonApi({
-    serverAddress: `http://127.0.0.1:${window.location.port}`,
-    apiBase: apiPrefix,
-    debug: isDevelopment || isDebugging,
-  }, {
-    headers: {
-      "Host": window.location.host,
-    },
-  });
-}
+/**
+ * @deprecated switch to using apiBaseInjectionToken instead
+ */
+export const apiBase = asLegacyGlobalForExtensionApi(apiBaseInjectionToken);
diff --git a/src/common/k8s-api/api-kube.ts b/src/common/k8s-api/api-kube.ts
index 4154ec2f00..51b04e6cfc 100644
--- a/src/common/k8s-api/api-kube.ts
+++ b/src/common/k8s-api/api-kube.ts
@@ -11,4 +11,7 @@ export const apiKubeInjectionToken = getInjectionToken<KubeJsonApi>({
   id: "api-kube-injection-token",
 });
 
+/**
+ * @deprecated Switch to using apiKubeInjectionToken instead
+ */
 export const apiKube = asLegacyGlobalForExtensionApi(apiKubeInjectionToken);
diff --git a/src/main/k8s/api-base.injectable.ts b/src/main/k8s/api-base.injectable.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..99b4cb9729
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/k8s/api-base.injectable.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) OpenLens Authors. All rights reserved.
+ * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
+ */
+import { getInjectable } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
+import { apiBaseInjectionToken } from "../../common/k8s-api/api-base";
+import { JsonApi } from "../../common/k8s-api/json-api";
+import { apiPrefix, isDebugging } from "../../common/vars";
+import isDevelopmentInjectable from "../../common/vars/is-development.injectable";
+import lensProxyPortInjectable from "../lens-proxy/lens-proxy-port.injectable";
+
+const apiBaseInjectable = getInjectable({
+  id: "api-base",
+  instantiate: (di) => {
+    const proxyPort = di.inject(lensProxyPortInjectable);
+
+    return new JsonApi({
+      serverAddress: `http://127.0.0.1:${proxyPort.get()}`,
+      apiBase: apiPrefix,
+      debug: di.inject(isDevelopmentInjectable) || isDebugging,
+    }, {
+      headers: {
+        "Host": `localhost:${proxyPort.get()}`,
+      },
+    });
+  },
+  injectionToken: apiBaseInjectionToken,
+});
+
+export default apiBaseInjectable;
diff --git a/src/renderer/api/index.ts b/src/renderer/api/index.ts
index 379d1e292b..897a452d03 100644
--- a/src/renderer/api/index.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/api/index.ts
@@ -3,4 +3,9 @@
  * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
  */
 
-export { apiBase, apiKube } from "../../common/k8s-api";
+import { apiBaseInjectionToken } from "../../common/k8s-api/api-base";
+import { apiKubeInjectionToken } from "../../common/k8s-api/api-kube";
+import { asLegacyGlobalForExtensionApi } from "../../extensions/as-legacy-globals-for-extension-api/as-legacy-global-object-for-extension-api";
+
+export const apiBase = asLegacyGlobalForExtensionApi(apiBaseInjectionToken);
+export const apiKube = asLegacyGlobalForExtensionApi(apiKubeInjectionToken);
diff --git a/src/renderer/k8s/api-base.injectable.ts b/src/renderer/k8s/api-base.injectable.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f48a1d8fa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/k8s/api-base.injectable.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) OpenLens Authors. All rights reserved.
+ * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
+ */
+import { getInjectable } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
+import { apiBaseInjectionToken } from "../../common/k8s-api/api-base";
+import { JsonApi } from "../../common/k8s-api/json-api";
+import { apiPrefix, isDebugging } from "../../common/vars";
+import isDevelopmentInjectable from "../../common/vars/is-development.injectable";
+
+const apiBaseInjectable = getInjectable({
+  id: "api-base",
+  instantiate: (di) => new JsonApi({
+    serverAddress: `http://127.0.0.1:${window.location.port}`,
+    apiBase: apiPrefix,
+    debug: di.inject(isDevelopmentInjectable) || isDebugging,
+  }, {
+    headers: {
+      "Host": window.location.host,
+    },
+  }),
+  injectionToken: apiBaseInjectionToken,
+});
+
+export default apiBaseInjectable;