diff --git a/packages/core/src/common/create-app.ts b/packages/core/src/common/create-app.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2696950ce7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/src/common/create-app.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) OpenLens Authors. All rights reserved.
+ * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
+ */
+
+import type { DiContainerForInjection } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
+
+export interface ApplicationConfig {
+  mode: string;
+}
+
+export interface Application {
+  start: () => Promise<void>;
+  readonly di: DiContainerForInjection;
+}
+
+export type CreateApplication = (config: ApplicationConfig) => Application;
diff --git a/packages/core/src/main/create-app.ts b/packages/core/src/main/create-app.ts
index d0cccae5f8..57f764706f 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/main/create-app.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/main/create-app.ts
@@ -3,20 +3,17 @@
  * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
  */
 
-import type { DiContainer } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
 import { getInjectable } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
 import { runInAction } from "mobx";
+import type { CreateApplication } from "../common/create-app";
 import nodeEnvInjectionToken from "../common/vars/node-env-injection-token";
+import { getDi } from "./getDi";
 import { registerInjectables } from "./register-injectables";
 import startMainApplicationInjectable from "./start-main-application/start-main-application.injectable";
 
-interface AppConfig {
-  di: DiContainer;
-  mode: string;
-}
-
-export function createApp(conf: AppConfig) {
-  const { di, mode } = conf;
+export const createApplication: CreateApplication = (config) => {
+  const { mode } = config;
+  const di = getDi();
 
   runInAction(() => {
     di.register(getInjectable({
@@ -28,9 +25,8 @@ export function createApp(conf: AppConfig) {
     registerInjectables(di);
   });
 
-  const startMainApplication = di.inject(startMainApplicationInjectable);
-
   return {
-    start: () => startMainApplication(),
+    start: di.inject(startMainApplicationInjectable),
+    di,
   };
-}
+};
diff --git a/packages/core/src/main/library.ts b/packages/core/src/main/library.ts
index a8b4507b69..ab1f56528e 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/main/library.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/main/library.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ export { afterApplicationIsLoadedInjectionToken } from "./start-main-application
 export { beforeApplicationIsLoadingInjectionToken } from "./start-main-application/runnable-tokens/before-application-is-loading-injection-token";
 export { beforeElectronIsReadyInjectionToken } from "./start-main-application/runnable-tokens/before-electron-is-ready-injection-token";
 export { onLoadOfApplicationInjectionToken } from "./start-main-application/runnable-tokens/on-load-of-application-injection-token";
-export { createApp } from "./create-app";
+export { createApplication } from "./create-app";
+export type { CreateApplication, Application, ApplicationConfig } from "../common/create-app";
 export * as Mobx from "mobx";
 export * as mainExtensionApi from "../extensions/main-api";
 export * as commonExtensionApi from "../extensions/common-api";
diff --git a/packages/core/src/renderer/create-app.ts b/packages/core/src/renderer/create-app.ts
index 3a511af5ec..e2064a7ae2 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/renderer/create-app.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/renderer/create-app.ts
@@ -5,19 +5,16 @@
 import "./components/app.scss";
 
 import { bootstrap } from "./bootstrap";
-import type { DiContainer } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
 import { getInjectable } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
 import nodeEnvInjectionToken from "../common/vars/node-env-injection-token";
 import { runInAction } from "mobx";
 import { registerInjectables } from "./register-injectables";
+import type { CreateApplication } from "../common/create-app";
+import { getDi } from "./getDi";
 
-interface AppConfig {
-  di: DiContainer;
-  mode: string;
-}
-
-export function createApp(conf: AppConfig) {
-  const { di, mode } = conf;
+export const createApplication: CreateApplication = (config) => {
+  const { mode } = config;
+  const di = getDi();
 
   runInAction(() => {
     di.register(getInjectable({
@@ -25,10 +22,12 @@ export function createApp(conf: AppConfig) {
       instantiate: () => mode,
       injectionToken: nodeEnvInjectionToken,
     }));
+
     registerInjectables(di);
   });
-  
+
   return {
     start: () => bootstrap(di),
+    di,
   };
-}
+};
diff --git a/packages/core/src/renderer/library.ts b/packages/core/src/renderer/library.ts
index be72fc6c89..aa9c1fc907 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/renderer/library.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/renderer/library.ts
@@ -14,4 +14,5 @@ export * as ReactRouter from "react-router";
 export * as ReactRouterDom from "react-router-dom";
 export * as rendererExtensionApi from "../extensions/renderer-api";
 export * as commonExtensionApi from "../extensions/common-api";
-export { createApp } from "./create-app";
+export { createApplication } from "./create-app";
+export type { CreateApplication, Application, ApplicationConfig } from "../common/create-app";
diff --git a/packages/open-lens/src/main/index.ts b/packages/open-lens/src/main/index.ts
index aca3da2bb4..39500b2240 100644
--- a/packages/open-lens/src/main/index.ts
+++ b/packages/open-lens/src/main/index.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,15 @@
-import { createContainer } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
 import { autoRegister } from "@ogre-tools/injectable-extension-for-auto-registration";
 import { runInAction } from "mobx";
-import { createApp, mainExtensionApi as Main, commonExtensionApi as Common } from "@k8slens/core/main";
+import { createApplication, mainExtensionApi as Main, commonExtensionApi as Common } from "@k8slens/core/main";
 
-const di = createContainer("main");
-const app = createApp({
-  di,
+const app = createApplication({
   mode: process.env.NODE_ENV || "development"
 });
 
 runInAction(() => {
   try {
     autoRegister({
-      di,
+      di: app.di,
       targetModule: module,
       getRequireContexts: () => [
         require.context("./", true, CONTEXT_MATCHER_FOR_NON_FEATURES),
diff --git a/packages/open-lens/src/renderer/index.ts b/packages/open-lens/src/renderer/index.ts
index 2774644e94..ed28f26d3a 100644
--- a/packages/open-lens/src/renderer/index.ts
+++ b/packages/open-lens/src/renderer/index.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,15 @@
 import "@k8slens/core/styles";
-import { createContainer } from "@ogre-tools/injectable";
 import { runInAction } from "mobx";
-import { createApp, rendererExtensionApi as Renderer, commonExtensionApi as Common } from "@k8slens/core/renderer";
+import { createApplication, rendererExtensionApi as Renderer, commonExtensionApi as Common } from "@k8slens/core/renderer";
 import { autoRegister } from "@ogre-tools/injectable-extension-for-auto-registration";
 
-const di = createContainer("renderer");
-const app = createApp({
-  di,
+const app = createApplication({
   mode: process.env.NODE_ENV || "development"
 });
 
 runInAction(() => {
   autoRegister({
-    di,
+    di: app.di,
     targetModule: module,
     getRequireContexts: () => [
       require.context("./", true, CONTEXT_MATCHER_FOR_NON_FEATURES),