diff --git a/packages/server/modules/core/services/streams/onboarding.ts b/packages/server/modules/core/services/streams/onboarding.ts
index d747c7163..a71ae917d 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/core/services/streams/onboarding.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/core/services/streams/onboarding.ts
@@ -7,8 +7,11 @@ import { cloneStream } from '@/modules/core/services/streams/clone'
 import { StreamRecord } from '@/modules/core/helpers/types'
 import { logger } from '@/logging/logging'
 import { createStreamReturnRecord } from '@/modules/core/services/streams/management'
-import { getOnboardingBaseProject } from '@/modules/cross-server-sync/services/onboardingProject'
-import { updateStream } from '@/modules/core/repositories/streams'
+import { getOnboardingBaseProjectFactory } from '@/modules/cross-server-sync/services/onboardingProject'
+import {
+  getOnboardingBaseStream,
+  updateStream
+} from '@/modules/core/repositories/streams'
 import { getUser } from '@/modules/core/services/users'
 import {
   ContextResourceAccessRules,
@@ -30,7 +33,9 @@ export async function createOnboardingStream(
     )
   }
 
-  const sourceStream = await getOnboardingBaseProject()
+  const sourceStream = await getOnboardingBaseProjectFactory({
+    getOnboardingBaseStream
+  })()
   // clone from base
   let newStream: Optional<StreamRecord> = undefined
   if (sourceStream) {
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/cross-server-sync/domain/operations.ts b/packages/server/modules/cross-server-sync/domain/operations.ts
index b54c8100b..d9c4be767 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/cross-server-sync/domain/operations.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/cross-server-sync/domain/operations.ts
@@ -64,3 +64,6 @@ export type DownloadProject = (
   projectId: string
   project: StreamRecord
 }>
+
+export type GetOnboardingBaseProject = () => Promise<StreamRecord | undefined>
+export type EnsureOnboardingProject = () => Promise<StreamRecord | undefined>
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/cross-server-sync/index.ts b/packages/server/modules/cross-server-sync/index.ts
index 4108fa818..bb38c6281 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/cross-server-sync/index.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/cross-server-sync/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,24 @@
 import { moduleLogger, crossServerSyncLogger } from '@/logging/logging'
-import { ensureOnboardingProject } from '@/modules/cross-server-sync/services/onboardingProject'
+import {
+  createCommentReplyAndNotify,
+  createCommentThreadAndNotify
+} from '@/modules/comments/services/management'
+import { getStreamBranchByName } from '@/modules/core/repositories/branches'
+import { getObject } from '@/modules/core/repositories/objects'
+import {
+  getOnboardingBaseStream,
+  getStream,
+  getStreamCollaborators,
+  markOnboardingBaseStream
+} from '@/modules/core/repositories/streams'
+import { getFirstAdmin, getUser } from '@/modules/core/repositories/users'
+import { createBranchAndNotify } from '@/modules/core/services/branch/management'
+import { createCommitByBranchId } from '@/modules/core/services/commit/management'
+import { createObject } from '@/modules/core/services/objects'
+import { createStreamReturnRecord } from '@/modules/core/services/streams/management'
+import { downloadCommitFactory } from '@/modules/cross-server-sync/services/commit'
+import { ensureOnboardingProjectFactory } from '@/modules/cross-server-sync/services/onboardingProject'
+import { downloadProjectFactory } from '@/modules/cross-server-sync/services/project'
 import { SpeckleModule } from '@/modules/shared/helpers/typeHelper'
 
 const crossServerSyncModule: SpeckleModule = {
@@ -8,6 +27,29 @@ const crossServerSyncModule: SpeckleModule = {
   },
   finalize() {
     crossServerSyncLogger.info('⬇️  Ensuring base onboarding stream asynchronously...')
+    const ensureOnboardingProject = ensureOnboardingProjectFactory({
+      getOnboardingBaseStream,
+      getFirstAdmin,
+      downloadProject: downloadProjectFactory({
+        downloadCommit: downloadCommitFactory({
+          getStream,
+          getStreamBranchByName,
+          getStreamCollaborators,
+          getUser,
+          createCommitByBranchId,
+          createObject,
+          getObject,
+          createCommentThreadAndNotify,
+          createCommentReplyAndNotify
+        }),
+        createStreamReturnRecord,
+        getUser,
+        getStreamBranchByName,
+        createBranchAndNotify
+      }),
+      markOnboardingBaseStream
+    })
+
     void ensureOnboardingProject().catch((err) =>
       crossServerSyncLogger.error(err, 'Error ensuring onboarding stream')
     )
diff --git a/packages/server/modules/cross-server-sync/services/onboardingProject.ts b/packages/server/modules/cross-server-sync/services/onboardingProject.ts
index a83cef85f..7fc60c396 100644
--- a/packages/server/modules/cross-server-sync/services/onboardingProject.ts
+++ b/packages/server/modules/cross-server-sync/services/onboardingProject.ts
@@ -1,23 +1,14 @@
 import { crossServerSyncLogger } from '@/logging/logging'
-import {
-  createCommentReplyAndNotify,
-  createCommentThreadAndNotify
-} from '@/modules/comments/services/management'
-import { getStreamBranchByName } from '@/modules/core/repositories/branches'
-import { getObject } from '@/modules/core/repositories/objects'
 import {
   getOnboardingBaseStream,
-  getStream,
-  getStreamCollaborators,
   markOnboardingBaseStream
 } from '@/modules/core/repositories/streams'
-import { getFirstAdmin, getUser } from '@/modules/core/repositories/users'
-import { createBranchAndNotify } from '@/modules/core/services/branch/management'
-import { createCommitByBranchId } from '@/modules/core/services/commit/management'
-import { createObject } from '@/modules/core/services/objects'
-import { createStreamReturnRecord } from '@/modules/core/services/streams/management'
-import { downloadCommitFactory } from '@/modules/cross-server-sync/services/commit'
-import { downloadProjectFactory } from '@/modules/cross-server-sync/services/project'
+import { getFirstAdmin } from '@/modules/core/repositories/users'
+import {
+  DownloadProject,
+  EnsureOnboardingProject,
+  GetOnboardingBaseProject
+} from '@/modules/cross-server-sync/domain/operations'
 import {
   getOnboardingStreamCacheBustNumber,
   getOnboardingStreamUrl
@@ -32,70 +23,64 @@ const getMetadata = () => {
   return { url, cacheBustNumber, version }
 }
 
-export async function getOnboardingBaseProject() {
-  const metadata = getMetadata()
-  if (!metadata) {
-    return undefined
+export const getOnboardingBaseProjectFactory =
+  (deps: {
+    getOnboardingBaseStream: typeof getOnboardingBaseStream
+  }): GetOnboardingBaseProject =>
+  async () => {
+    const metadata = getMetadata()
+    if (!metadata) {
+      return undefined
+    }
+
+    return await deps.getOnboardingBaseStream(metadata.version)
   }
 
-  return await getOnboardingBaseStream(metadata.version)
-}
+export const ensureOnboardingProjectFactory =
+  (deps: {
+    getOnboardingBaseStream: typeof getOnboardingBaseStream
+    getFirstAdmin: typeof getFirstAdmin
+    downloadProject: DownloadProject
+    markOnboardingBaseStream: typeof markOnboardingBaseStream
+  }): EnsureOnboardingProject =>
+  async () => {
+    const logger = crossServerSyncLogger
+    logger.info('Ensuring onboarding project is present...')
 
-export async function ensureOnboardingProject() {
-  const logger = crossServerSyncLogger
-  logger.info('Ensuring onboarding project is present...')
+    const metadata = getMetadata()
+    if (!metadata) {
+      logger.info('No base onboarding stream configured through env vars...')
+      return undefined
+    }
 
-  const metadata = getMetadata()
-  if (!metadata) {
-    logger.info('No base onboarding stream configured through env vars...')
-    return undefined
+    const [existingStream, admin] = await Promise.all([
+      deps.getOnboardingBaseStream(metadata.version),
+      deps.getFirstAdmin()
+    ])
+    if (existingStream) {
+      logger.info('Onboarding stream already exists, skipping...')
+      return existingStream
+    }
+    if (!admin) {
+      logger.info('No admin user found, skipping onboarding stream creation...')
+      return undefined
+    }
+
+    logger.info('Onboarding stream not found, pulling from target server...')
+
+    const res = await deps.downloadProject(
+      {
+        projectUrl: metadata.url,
+        authorId: admin.id,
+        syncComments: true
+      },
+      { logger }
+    )
+
+    logger.info('Marking stream as onboarding base...')
+    await deps.markOnboardingBaseStream(res.projectId, metadata.version)
+
+    logger.info('Onboarding base stream created successfully!')
+
+    return res.project
   }
-
-  const [existingStream, admin] = await Promise.all([
-    getOnboardingBaseStream(metadata.version),
-    getFirstAdmin()
-  ])
-  if (existingStream) {
-    logger.info('Onboarding stream already exists, skipping...')
-    return existingStream
-  }
-  if (!admin) {
-    logger.info('No admin user found, skipping onboarding stream creation...')
-    return undefined
-  }
-
-  logger.info('Onboarding stream not found, pulling from target server...')
-
-  const downloadProject = downloadProjectFactory({
-    downloadCommit: downloadCommitFactory({
-      getStream,
-      getStreamBranchByName,
-      getStreamCollaborators,
-      getUser,
-      createCommitByBranchId,
-      createObject,
-      getObject,
-      createCommentThreadAndNotify,
-      createCommentReplyAndNotify
-    }),
-    createStreamReturnRecord,
-    getUser,
-    getStreamBranchByName,
-    createBranchAndNotify
-  })
-  const res = await downloadProject(
-    {
-      projectUrl: metadata.url,
-      authorId: admin.id,
-      syncComments: true
-    },
-    { logger }
-  )
-
-  logger.info('Marking stream as onboarding base...')
-  await markOnboardingBaseStream(res.projectId, metadata.version)
-
-  logger.info('Onboarding base stream created successfully!')
-
-  return res.project
-}