diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 6c6d2f667..c03638072 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -45,3 +45,11 @@ LANGFLOW_OPEN_BROWSER=
 # Values: true, false
 # Example: LANGFLOW_REMOVE_API_KEYS=false
 LANGFLOW_REMOVE_API_KEYS=
+
+# Superuser username
+# Example: LANGFLOW_SUPERUSER=admin
+LANGFLOW_SUPERUSER=
+
+# Superuser password
+# Example: LANGFLOW_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD=123456
+LANGFLOW_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD=
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7dc0e7254..2fe79291e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ coverage:
 		--cov-report term-missing:skip-covered
 
 tests:
+	@make install_backend
 	poetry run pytest tests -n auto
 
 format:
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/__main__.py b/src/backend/langflow/__main__.py
index 3a110f380..84adf7bee 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/__main__.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/__main__.py
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@ import sys
 import time
 import httpx
 from langflow.services.database.utils import session_getter
-from langflow.services.manager import initialize_services, initialize_settings_manager
-from langflow.services.utils import get_db_manager, get_settings_manager
+from langflow.services.utils import initialize_services
+from langflow.services.getters import get_db_manager, get_settings_manager
+from langflow.services.utils import initialize_settings_manager
 
 from multiprocess import Process, cpu_count  # type: ignore
 import platform
@@ -360,8 +361,8 @@ def superuser(
             # Verify that the superuser was created
             from langflow.services.database.models.user.user import User
 
-            user = session.query(User).filter(User.username == username).first()
-            if user is None:
+            user: User = session.query(User).filter(User.username == username).first()
+            if user is None or not user.is_superuser:
                 typer.echo("Superuser creation failed.")
                 return
 
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/api_key.py b/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/api_key.py
index 280f240e8..7f5916d06 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/api_key.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/api_key.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from langflow.services.database.models.api_key.crud import (
     delete_api_key,
 )
 from langflow.services.database.models.user.user import User
-from langflow.services.utils import get_session
+from langflow.services.getters import get_session
 from sqlmodel import Session
 
 
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/chat.py b/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/chat.py
index 690cad60b..adc6b3d61 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/chat.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/chat.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from langflow.api.v1.schemas import BuildStatus, BuiltResponse, InitResponse, St
 from langflow.graph.graph.base import Graph
 from langflow.services.auth.utils import get_current_active_user, get_current_user
 from loguru import logger
-from langflow.services.utils import get_chat_manager, get_session
+from langflow.services.getters import get_chat_manager, get_session
 from cachetools import LRUCache
 from sqlmodel import Session
 from langflow.services.chat.manager import ChatManager
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/components.py b/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/components.py
index 4071461fb..d2b39dfd2 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/components.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/components.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from datetime import timezone
 from typing import List
 from uuid import UUID
 from langflow.services.database.models.component import Component, ComponentModel
-from langflow.services.utils import get_session
+from langflow.services.getters import get_session
 from sqlmodel import Session, select
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException
 from sqlalchemy.exc import IntegrityError
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/endpoints.py b/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/endpoints.py
index d1f898105..870f91d28 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/endpoints.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/endpoints.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from langflow.services.cache.utils import save_uploaded_file
 from langflow.services.database.models.flow import Flow
 from langflow.processing.process import process_graph_cached, process_tweaks
 from langflow.services.database.models.user.user import User
-from langflow.services.utils import get_settings_manager
+from langflow.services.getters import get_settings_manager
 from loguru import logger
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, UploadFile, Body, status
 import sqlalchemy as sa
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from langflow.interface.types import (
     build_langchain_custom_component_list_from_path,
 )
 
-from langflow.services.utils import get_session
+from langflow.services.getters import get_session
 from sqlmodel import Session
 
 # build router
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/flows.py b/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/flows.py
index be65048d4..c323dae53 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/flows.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/flows.py
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ from langflow.services.database.models.flow import (
     FlowUpdate,
 )
 from langflow.services.database.models.user.user import User
-from langflow.services.utils import get_session
-from langflow.services.utils import get_settings_manager
+from langflow.services.getters import get_session
+from langflow.services.getters import get_settings_manager
 import orjson
 from sqlmodel import Session
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/login.py b/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/login.py
index 4241b8d47..9ff059bf9 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/login.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/login.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from sqlmodel import Session
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException, status
 from fastapi.security import OAuth2PasswordRequestForm
 
-from langflow.services.utils import get_session
+from langflow.services.getters import get_session
 from langflow.api.v1.schemas import Token
 from langflow.services.auth.utils import (
     authenticate_user,
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from langflow.services.auth.utils import (
     get_current_active_user,
 )
 
-from langflow.services.utils import get_settings_manager
+from langflow.services.getters import get_settings_manager
 
 router = APIRouter(tags=["Login"])
 
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/users.py b/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/users.py
index e68512e43..e1e24d197 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/users.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/api/v1/users.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from sqlalchemy.exc import IntegrityError
 from sqlmodel import Session, select
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException
 
-from langflow.services.utils import get_session
+from langflow.services.getters import get_session
 from langflow.services.auth.utils import (
     get_current_active_superuser,
     get_current_active_user,
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/agents/base.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/agents/base.py
index 574264e47..f48015b2c 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/agents/base.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/agents/base.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from langchain.agents import types
 from langflow.custom.customs import get_custom_nodes
 from langflow.interface.agents.custom import CUSTOM_AGENTS
 from langflow.interface.base import LangChainTypeCreator
-from langflow.services.utils import get_settings_manager
+from langflow.services.getters import get_settings_manager
 
 from langflow.template.frontend_node.agents import AgentFrontendNode
 from loguru import logger
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/base.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/base.py
index b006a3174..4bb657b3c 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/base.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/base.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Type, Union
 from langchain.chains.base import Chain
 from langchain.agents import AgentExecutor
-from langflow.services.utils import get_settings_manager
+from langflow.services.getters import get_settings_manager
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
 from langflow.template.field.base import TemplateField
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/chains/base.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/chains/base.py
index 755ac82dd..99b0a693f 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/chains/base.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/chains/base.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Type
 from langflow.custom.customs import get_custom_nodes
 from langflow.interface.base import LangChainTypeCreator
 from langflow.interface.importing.utils import import_class
-from langflow.services.utils import get_settings_manager
+from langflow.services.getters import get_settings_manager
 
 from langflow.template.frontend_node.chains import ChainFrontendNode
 from loguru import logger
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/custom/custom_component.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/custom/custom_component.py
index 1357daf68..9de09507a 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/custom/custom_component.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/custom/custom_component.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from fastapi import HTTPException
 from langflow.interface.custom.constants import CUSTOM_COMPONENT_SUPPORTED_TYPES
 from langflow.interface.custom.component import Component
 from langflow.interface.custom.directory_reader import DirectoryReader
-from langflow.services.utils import get_db_manager
+from langflow.services.getters import get_db_manager
 from langflow.interface.custom.utils import extract_inner_type
 
 from langflow.utils import validate
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/document_loaders/base.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/document_loaders/base.py
index a2c147e16..05311444b 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/document_loaders/base.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/document_loaders/base.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Type
 
 from langflow.interface.base import LangChainTypeCreator
-from langflow.services.utils import get_settings_manager
+from langflow.services.getters import get_settings_manager
 from langflow.template.frontend_node.documentloaders import DocumentLoaderFrontNode
 from langflow.interface.custom_lists import documentloaders_type_to_cls_dict
 
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/embeddings/base.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/embeddings/base.py
index 1063d10d1..0145d9859 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/embeddings/base.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/embeddings/base.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Type
 
 from langflow.interface.base import LangChainTypeCreator
 from langflow.interface.custom_lists import embedding_type_to_cls_dict
-from langflow.services.utils import get_settings_manager
+from langflow.services.getters import get_settings_manager
 
 from langflow.template.frontend_node.base import FrontendNode
 from langflow.template.frontend_node.embeddings import EmbeddingFrontendNode
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/llms/base.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/llms/base.py
index 87e4937cf..17a2ae0ee 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/llms/base.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/llms/base.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Type
 
 from langflow.interface.base import LangChainTypeCreator
 from langflow.interface.custom_lists import llm_type_to_cls_dict
-from langflow.services.utils import get_settings_manager
+from langflow.services.getters import get_settings_manager
 
 from langflow.template.frontend_node.llms import LLMFrontendNode
 from loguru import logger
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/memories/base.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/memories/base.py
index 61c6cc430..6c826d0ac 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/memories/base.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/memories/base.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Type
 
 from langflow.interface.base import LangChainTypeCreator
 from langflow.interface.custom_lists import memory_type_to_cls_dict
-from langflow.services.utils import get_settings_manager
+from langflow.services.getters import get_settings_manager
 
 from langflow.template.frontend_node.base import FrontendNode
 from langflow.template.frontend_node.memories import MemoryFrontendNode
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/output_parsers/base.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/output_parsers/base.py
index b6eb36a0e..48bcd1896 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/output_parsers/base.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/output_parsers/base.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from langchain import output_parsers
 
 from langflow.interface.base import LangChainTypeCreator
 from langflow.interface.importing.utils import import_class
-from langflow.services.utils import get_settings_manager
+from langflow.services.getters import get_settings_manager
 
 from langflow.template.frontend_node.output_parsers import OutputParserFrontendNode
 from loguru import logger
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/prompts/base.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/prompts/base.py
index 70818429e..d74e0c1e8 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/prompts/base.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/prompts/base.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from langchain import prompts
 from langflow.custom.customs import get_custom_nodes
 from langflow.interface.base import LangChainTypeCreator
 from langflow.interface.importing.utils import import_class
-from langflow.services.utils import get_settings_manager
+from langflow.services.getters import get_settings_manager
 
 from langflow.template.frontend_node.prompts import PromptFrontendNode
 from loguru import logger
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/retrievers/base.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/retrievers/base.py
index 92e3f2f61..415a7fda8 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/retrievers/base.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/retrievers/base.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from langchain import retrievers
 
 from langflow.interface.base import LangChainTypeCreator
 from langflow.interface.importing.utils import import_class
-from langflow.services.utils import get_settings_manager
+from langflow.services.getters import get_settings_manager
 
 from langflow.template.frontend_node.retrievers import RetrieverFrontendNode
 from loguru import logger
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/text_splitters/base.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/text_splitters/base.py
index 8b21303ce..fba4e32cc 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/text_splitters/base.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/text_splitters/base.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Type
 
 from langflow.interface.base import LangChainTypeCreator
-from langflow.services.utils import get_settings_manager
+from langflow.services.getters import get_settings_manager
 from langflow.template.frontend_node.textsplitters import TextSplittersFrontendNode
 from langflow.interface.custom_lists import textsplitter_type_to_cls_dict
 
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/toolkits/base.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/toolkits/base.py
index fe0003b15..be602cb7c 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/toolkits/base.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/toolkits/base.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from langchain.agents import agent_toolkits
 
 from langflow.interface.base import LangChainTypeCreator
 from langflow.interface.importing.utils import import_class, import_module
-from langflow.services.utils import get_settings_manager
+from langflow.services.getters import get_settings_manager
 
 from loguru import logger
 from langflow.utils.util import build_template_from_class
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/tools/base.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/tools/base.py
index 1dbc9a6ed..999f93703 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/tools/base.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/tools/base.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from langflow.interface.tools.constants import (
     OTHER_TOOLS,
 )
 from langflow.interface.tools.util import get_tool_params
-from langflow.services.utils import get_settings_manager
+from langflow.services.getters import get_settings_manager
 
 from langflow.template.field.base import TemplateField
 from langflow.template.template.base import Template
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/utilities/base.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/utilities/base.py
index 9009983b0..3cec49be9 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/utilities/base.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/utilities/base.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from langchain import SQLDatabase, utilities
 from langflow.custom.customs import get_custom_nodes
 from langflow.interface.base import LangChainTypeCreator
 from langflow.interface.importing.utils import import_class
-from langflow.services.utils import get_settings_manager
+from langflow.services.getters import get_settings_manager
 
 from langflow.template.frontend_node.utilities import UtilitiesFrontendNode
 from loguru import logger
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/utils.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/utils.py
index 5bf44e203..f993c971b 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/utils.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/utils.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from langchain.base_language import BaseLanguageModel
 from PIL.Image import Image
 from loguru import logger
 from langflow.services.chat.config import ChatConfig
-from langflow.services.utils import get_settings_manager
+from langflow.services.getters import get_settings_manager
 
 
 def load_file_into_dict(file_path: str) -> dict:
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/interface/vector_store/base.py b/src/backend/langflow/interface/vector_store/base.py
index f7aca8c9c..06b8668f3 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/interface/vector_store/base.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/interface/vector_store/base.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from langchain import vectorstores
 
 from langflow.interface.base import LangChainTypeCreator
 from langflow.interface.importing.utils import import_class
-from langflow.services.utils import get_settings_manager
+from langflow.services.getters import get_settings_manager
 
 from langflow.template.frontend_node.vectorstores import VectorStoreFrontendNode
 from loguru import logger
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/main.py b/src/backend/langflow/main.py
index c869ec138..9caa157d0 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/main.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/main.py
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ from langflow.api import router
 
 
 from langflow.interface.utils import setup_llm_caching
-from langflow.services.database.utils import initialize_database
-from langflow.services.manager import initialize_services, teardown_services
+from langflow.services.utils import initialize_services
 from langflow.services.plugins.langfuse import LangfuseInstance
+from langflow.services.utils import (
+    teardown_services,
+)
 from langflow.utils.logger import configure
 
 
@@ -39,11 +41,12 @@ def create_app():
     app.include_router(router)
 
     app.on_event("startup")(initialize_services)
-    app.on_event("startup")(initialize_database)
     app.on_event("startup")(setup_llm_caching)
-    app.on_event("shutdown")(teardown_services)
     app.on_event("startup")(LangfuseInstance.update)
+
+    app.on_event("shutdown")(teardown_services)
     app.on_event("shutdown")(LangfuseInstance.teardown)
+
     return app
 
 
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/services/auth/utils.py b/src/backend/langflow/services/auth/utils.py
index 485968a38..801874c7d 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/services/auth/utils.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/services/auth/utils.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from langflow.services.database.models.user.crud import (
     get_user_by_username,
     update_user_last_login_at,
 )
-from langflow.services.utils import get_session, get_settings_manager
+from langflow.services.getters import get_session, get_settings_manager
 from sqlmodel import Session
 
 oauth2_login = OAuth2PasswordBearer(tokenUrl="api/v1/login")
@@ -37,15 +37,13 @@ async def api_key_security(
     result: Optional[Union[ApiKey, User]] = None
     if settings_manager.auth_settings.AUTO_LOGIN:
         # Get the first user
-        if not settings_manager.auth_settings.FIRST_SUPERUSER:
+        if not settings_manager.auth_settings.SUPERUSER:
             raise HTTPException(
                 status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
                 detail="Missing first superuser credentials",
             )
 
-        result = get_user_by_username(
-            db, settings_manager.auth_settings.FIRST_SUPERUSER
-        )
+        result = get_user_by_username(db, settings_manager.auth_settings.SUPERUSER)
 
     elif not query_param and not header_param:
         raise HTTPException(
@@ -182,8 +180,8 @@ def create_super_user(
 
 def create_user_longterm_token(db: Session = Depends(get_session)) -> dict:
     settings_manager = get_settings_manager()
-    username = settings_manager.auth_settings.FIRST_SUPERUSER
-    password = settings_manager.auth_settings.FIRST_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD
+    username = settings_manager.auth_settings.SUPERUSER
+    password = settings_manager.auth_settings.SUPERUSER_PASSWORD
     if not username or not password:
         raise HTTPException(
             status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/services/base.py b/src/backend/langflow/services/base.py
index aaa966047..301771944 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/services/base.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/services/base.py
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ from abc import ABC
 
 class Service(ABC):
     name: str
+    ready: bool = False
 
     def teardown(self):
         pass
+
+    def set_ready(self):
+        self.ready = True
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/services/database/manager.py b/src/backend/langflow/services/database/manager.py
index 7f8afab6f..3c842bf52 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/services/database/manager.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/services/database/manager.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 from langflow.services.base import Service
 from langflow.services.database.models.user.crud import get_user_by_username
 from langflow.services.database.utils import Result, TableResults
-from langflow.services.utils import get_settings_manager
+from langflow.services.getters import get_settings_manager
 from sqlalchemy import inspect
 import sqlalchemy as sa
 from sqlmodel import SQLModel, Session, create_engine
@@ -166,10 +166,10 @@ class DatabaseManager(Service):
         try:
             settings_manager = get_settings_manager()
             # remove the default superuser if auto_login is enabled
-            # using the FIRST_SUPERUSER to get the user
+            # using the SUPERUSER to get the user
             if settings_manager.auth_settings.AUTO_LOGIN:
                 logger.debug("Removing default superuser")
-                username = settings_manager.auth_settings.FIRST_SUPERUSER
+                username = settings_manager.auth_settings.SUPERUSER
                 with Session(self.engine) as session:
                     user = get_user_by_username(session, username)
                     session.delete(user)
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/services/database/models/user/crud.py b/src/backend/langflow/services/database/models/user/crud.py
index f7f5958fe..36f03e684 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/services/database/models/user/crud.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/services/database/models/user/crud.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from typing import Union
 from uuid import UUID
 from fastapi import Depends, HTTPException, status
 from langflow.services.database.models.user.user import User, UserUpdate
-from langflow.services.utils import get_session
+from langflow.services.getters import get_session
 from sqlalchemy.exc import IntegrityError
 from sqlmodel import Session
 from typing import Optional
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/services/getters.py b/src/backend/langflow/services/getters.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b32aef02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/services/getters.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+from langflow.services import ServiceType, service_manager
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Generator
+
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from langflow.services.database.manager import DatabaseManager
+    from langflow.services.settings.manager import SettingsManager
+    from langflow.services.chat.manager import ChatManager
+    from sqlmodel import Session
+
+
+def get_settings_manager() -> "SettingsManager":
+    return service_manager.get(ServiceType.SETTINGS_MANAGER)
+
+
+def get_db_manager() -> "DatabaseManager":
+    return service_manager.get(ServiceType.DATABASE_MANAGER)
+
+
+def get_session() -> Generator["Session", None, None]:
+    db_manager = service_manager.get(ServiceType.DATABASE_MANAGER)
+    yield from db_manager.get_session()
+
+
+def get_chat_manager() -> "ChatManager":
+    return service_manager.get(ServiceType.CHAT_MANAGER)
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/services/manager.py b/src/backend/langflow/services/manager.py
index 60a93fe16..9398a10f4 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/services/manager.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/services/manager.py
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ class ServiceManager:
         self.services[service_name] = self.factories[service_name].create(
             **dependent_services
         )
+        self.services[service_name].set_ready()
 
     def _validate_service_creation(self, service_name: ServiceType):
         """
@@ -93,65 +94,3 @@ class ServiceManager:
 
 
 service_manager = ServiceManager()
-
-
-def initialize_services():
-    """
-    Initialize all the services needed.
-    """
-    from langflow.services.database import factory as database_factory
-    from langflow.services.cache import factory as cache_factory
-    from langflow.services.chat import factory as chat_factory
-    from langflow.services.settings import factory as settings_factory
-    from langflow.services.auth import factory as auth_factory
-
-    service_manager.register_factory(settings_factory.SettingsManagerFactory())
-    service_manager.register_factory(
-        auth_factory.AuthManagerFactory(), dependencies=[ServiceType.SETTINGS_MANAGER]
-    )
-    service_manager.register_factory(
-        database_factory.DatabaseManagerFactory(),
-        dependencies=[ServiceType.SETTINGS_MANAGER],
-    )
-    service_manager.register_factory(cache_factory.CacheManagerFactory())
-    service_manager.register_factory(chat_factory.ChatManagerFactory())
-
-    # Test cache connection
-    service_manager.get(ServiceType.CACHE_MANAGER)
-    # Test database connection
-    service_manager.get(ServiceType.DATABASE_MANAGER)
-
-
-def initialize_settings_manager():
-    """
-    Initialize the settings manager.
-    """
-    from langflow.services.settings import factory as settings_factory
-
-    service_manager.register_factory(settings_factory.SettingsManagerFactory())
-
-
-def initialize_session_manager():
-    """
-    Initialize the session manager.
-    """
-    from langflow.services.session import factory as session_manager_factory  # type: ignore
-    from langflow.services.cache import factory as cache_factory
-
-    initialize_settings_manager()
-
-    service_manager.register_factory(
-        cache_factory.CacheManagerFactory(), dependencies=[ServiceType.SETTINGS_MANAGER]
-    )
-
-    service_manager.register_factory(
-        session_manager_factory.SessionManagerFactory(),
-        dependencies=[ServiceType.CACHE_MANAGER],
-    )
-
-
-def teardown_services():
-    """
-    Teardown all the services.
-    """
-    service_manager.teardown()
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/services/plugins/langfuse.py b/src/backend/langflow/services/plugins/langfuse.py
index ce3e25c53..333459080 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/services/plugins/langfuse.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/services/plugins/langfuse.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from langflow.services.utils import get_settings_manager
+from langflow.services.getters import get_settings_manager
 from langflow.utils.logger import logger
 
 ### Temporary implementation
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/services/settings/auth.py b/src/backend/langflow/services/settings/auth.py
index 87a156df7..b6d288183 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/services/settings/auth.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/services/settings/auth.py
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Optional
 import secrets
+from langflow.services.settings.constants import (
+    DEFAULT_SUPERUSER,
+    DEFAULT_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD,
+)
 from langflow.services.settings.utils import read_secret_from_file, write_secret_to_file
 
 from pydantic import BaseSettings, Field, validator
@@ -30,9 +34,9 @@ class AuthSettings(BaseSettings):
 
     # If AUTO_LOGIN = True
     # > The application does not request login and logs in automatically as a super user.
-    AUTO_LOGIN: bool = True
-    FIRST_SUPERUSER: str = "langflow"
-    FIRST_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD: str = "langflow"
+    AUTO_LOGIN: bool = False
+    SUPERUSER: str = DEFAULT_SUPERUSER
+    SUPERUSER_PASSWORD: str = DEFAULT_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD
 
     pwd_context = CryptContext(schemes=["bcrypt"], deprecated="auto")
 
@@ -41,6 +45,28 @@ class AuthSettings(BaseSettings):
         extra = "ignore"
         env_prefix = "LANGFLOW_"
 
+    def reset_credentials(self):
+        self.SUPERUSER = DEFAULT_SUPERUSER
+        self.SUPERUSER_PASSWORD = DEFAULT_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD
+
+    # If autologin is true, then we need to set the credentials to
+    # the default values
+    # so we need to validate the superuser and superuser_password
+    # fields
+    @validator("SUPERUSER", "SUPERUSER_PASSWORD", pre=True)
+    def validate_superuser(cls, value, values):
+        if values.get("AUTO_LOGIN"):
+            if value != DEFAULT_SUPERUSER:
+                value = DEFAULT_SUPERUSER
+                logger.debug("Resetting superuser to default value")
+            if values.get("SUPERUSER_PASSWORD") != DEFAULT_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD:
+                values["SUPERUSER_PASSWORD"] = DEFAULT_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD
+                logger.debug("Resetting superuser password to default value")
+
+            return value
+
+        return value
+
     @validator("SECRET_KEY", pre=True)
     def get_secret_key(cls, value, values):
         config_dir = values.get("CONFIG_DIR")
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/services/settings/constants.py b/src/backend/langflow/services/settings/constants.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6cf7d4823
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/services/settings/constants.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+DEFAULT_SUPERUSER = "langflow"
+DEFAULT_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD = "langflow"
diff --git a/src/backend/langflow/services/utils.py b/src/backend/langflow/services/utils.py
index 8b32aef02..5f8525797 100644
--- a/src/backend/langflow/services/utils.py
+++ b/src/backend/langflow/services/utils.py
@@ -1,26 +1,143 @@
-from langflow.services import ServiceType, service_manager
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Generator
+from langflow.services.auth.utils import create_super_user
+from langflow.services.database.utils import initialize_database
+from langflow.services.manager import service_manager
+from langflow.services.schema import ServiceType
+from langflow.services.settings.constants import (
+    DEFAULT_SUPERUSER,
+    DEFAULT_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD,
+)
+from .getters import get_session, get_settings_manager
+from loguru import logger
 
 
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from langflow.services.database.manager import DatabaseManager
-    from langflow.services.settings.manager import SettingsManager
-    from langflow.services.chat.manager import ChatManager
-    from sqlmodel import Session
+def setup_superuser():
+    """
+    Setup the superuser.
+    """
+    # We will use the SUPERUSER and SUPERUSER_PASSWORD
+    # vars on settings_manager.auth_settings to create the superuser
+    # if it does not exist.
+    settings_manager = get_settings_manager()
+    if settings_manager.auth_settings.AUTO_LOGIN:
+        logger.debug("AUTO_LOGIN is set to True. Creating default superuser.")
+
+    session = next(get_session())
+    username = settings_manager.auth_settings.SUPERUSER
+    password = settings_manager.auth_settings.SUPERUSER_PASSWORD
+    if username == DEFAULT_SUPERUSER and password == DEFAULT_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD:
+        logger.debug("Default superuser credentials detected.")
+        logger.debug("Creating default superuser.")
+    else:
+        logger.debug("Creating superuser.")
+
+    try:
+        from langflow.services.database.models.user.user import User
+
+        user = session.query(User).filter(User.username == username).first()
+        if user and user.is_superuser is True:
+            return
+    except Exception as exc:
+        logger.exception(exc)
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            "Could not create superuser. Please create a superuser manually."
+        ) from exc
+    try:
+        # create superuser
+        create_super_user(db=session, username=username, password=password)
+    except Exception as exc:
+        logger.exception(exc)
+        raise RuntimeError(
+            "Could not create superuser. Please create a superuser manually."
+        ) from exc
+    # reset superuser credentials
+    settings_manager.auth_settings.reset_credentials()
+    logger.debug("Superuser created successfully.")
 
 
-def get_settings_manager() -> "SettingsManager":
-    return service_manager.get(ServiceType.SETTINGS_MANAGER)
+def teardown_superuser():
+    """
+    Teardown the superuser.
+    """
+    # If AUTO_LOGIN is True, we will remove the default superuser
+    # from the database.
+    settings_manager = get_settings_manager()
+    if settings_manager.auth_settings.AUTO_LOGIN:
+        logger.debug("AUTO_LOGIN is set to True. Removing default superuser.")
+        session = next(get_session())
+        username = settings_manager.auth_settings.SUPERUSER
+        from langflow.services.database.models.user.user import User
+
+        user = session.query(User).filter(User.username == username).first()
+        if user and user.is_superuser:
+            session.delete(user)
+            session.commit()
+            logger.debug("Default superuser removed successfully.")
+        else:
+            logger.debug("Default superuser not found.")
 
 
-def get_db_manager() -> "DatabaseManager":
-    return service_manager.get(ServiceType.DATABASE_MANAGER)
+def teardown_services():
+    """
+    Teardown all the services.
+    """
+    teardown_superuser()
+    service_manager.teardown()
 
 
-def get_session() -> Generator["Session", None, None]:
+def initialize_settings_manager():
+    """
+    Initialize the settings manager.
+    """
+    from langflow.services.settings import factory as settings_factory
+
+    service_manager.register_factory(settings_factory.SettingsManagerFactory())
+
+
+def initialize_session_manager():
+    """
+    Initialize the session manager.
+    """
+    from langflow.services.session import factory as session_manager_factory  # type: ignore
+    from langflow.services.cache import factory as cache_factory
+
+    initialize_settings_manager()
+
+    service_manager.register_factory(
+        cache_factory.CacheManagerFactory(), dependencies=[ServiceType.SETTINGS_MANAGER]
+    )
+
+    service_manager.register_factory(
+        session_manager_factory.SessionManagerFactory(),
+        dependencies=[ServiceType.CACHE_MANAGER],
+    )
+
+
+def initialize_services():
+    """
+    Initialize all the services needed.
+    """
+    from langflow.services.database import factory as database_factory
+    from langflow.services.cache import factory as cache_factory
+    from langflow.services.chat import factory as chat_factory
+    from langflow.services.settings import factory as settings_factory
+    from langflow.services.auth import factory as auth_factory
+
+    service_manager.register_factory(settings_factory.SettingsManagerFactory())
+    service_manager.register_factory(
+        auth_factory.AuthManagerFactory(), dependencies=[ServiceType.SETTINGS_MANAGER]
+    )
+    service_manager.register_factory(
+        database_factory.DatabaseManagerFactory(),
+        dependencies=[ServiceType.SETTINGS_MANAGER],
+    )
+    service_manager.register_factory(cache_factory.CacheManagerFactory())
+    service_manager.register_factory(chat_factory.ChatManagerFactory())
+
+    # Test cache connection
+    service_manager.get(ServiceType.CACHE_MANAGER)
+    # Test database connection
     db_manager = service_manager.get(ServiceType.DATABASE_MANAGER)
-    yield from db_manager.get_session()
-
-
-def get_chat_manager() -> "ChatManager":
-    return service_manager.get(ServiceType.CHAT_MANAGER)
+    # Setup the superuser
+    initialize_database()
+    if db_manager.ready:
+        setup_superuser()
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 95aba4462..2c8b9016e 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ from contextlib import contextmanager
 import json
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import AsyncGenerator, TYPE_CHECKING
-from langflow.api.v1.flows import get_session
 
 from langflow.graph.graph.base import Graph
 from langflow.services.auth.utils import get_password_hash
 from langflow.services.database.models.flow.flow import Flow
 from langflow.services.database.models.user.user import User, UserCreate
+from langflow.services.database.utils import session_getter
+from langflow.services.getters import get_db_manager
 import pytest
 from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
 from httpx import AsyncClient
@@ -15,6 +16,9 @@ from sqlmodel import SQLModel, Session, create_engine
 from sqlmodel.pool import StaticPool
 from typer.testing import CliRunner
 
+# we need to import tmpdir
+import tempfile
+
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from langflow.services.database.manager import DatabaseManager
 
@@ -46,14 +50,14 @@ async def async_client() -> AsyncGenerator:
 
 
 # Create client fixture for FastAPI
-@pytest.fixture(scope="module", autouse=True)
-def client():
-    from langflow.main import create_app
+# @pytest.fixture(scope="module", autouse=True)
+# def client():
+#     from langflow.main import create_app
 
-    app = create_app()
+#     app = create_app()
 
-    with TestClient(app) as client:
-        yield client
+#     with TestClient(app) as client:
+#         yield client
 
 
 def get_graph(_type="basic"):
@@ -111,8 +115,14 @@ def session_fixture():
         yield session
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(name="client")
-def client_fixture(session: Session):
+@pytest.fixture(name="client", autouse=True)
+def client_fixture(session: Session, monkeypatch):
+    # Set the database url to a test database
+    db_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+    db_path = Path(db_dir) / "test.db"
+    monkeypatch.setenv("LANGFLOW_DATABASE_URL", f"sqlite:///{db_path}")
+    # monkeypatch.setenv("LANGFLOW_AUTO_LOGIN", 1)
+
     def get_session_override():
         return session
 
@@ -120,10 +130,13 @@ def client_fixture(session: Session):
 
     app = create_app()
 
-    app.dependency_overrides[get_session] = get_session_override
+    # app.dependency_overrides[get_session] = get_session_override
     with TestClient(app) as client:
         yield client
-    app.dependency_overrides.clear()
+    # app.dependency_overrides.clear()
+    monkeypatch.undo()
+    # clear the temp db
+    db_path.unlink()
 
 
 # @contextmanager
@@ -142,11 +155,6 @@ def client_fixture(session: Session):
 # create a fixture for session_getter above
 @pytest.fixture(name="session_getter")
 def session_getter_fixture(client):
-    engine = create_engine(
-        "sqlite://", connect_args={"check_same_thread": False}, poolclass=StaticPool
-    )
-    SQLModel.metadata.create_all(engine)
-
     @contextmanager
     def blank_session_getter(db_manager: "DatabaseManager"):
         with Session(db_manager.engine) as session:
@@ -172,17 +180,18 @@ def test_user(client):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="function")
-def active_user(client, session):
-    user = User(
-        username="activeuser",
-        password=get_password_hash(
-            "testpassword"
-        ),  # Assuming password needs to be hashed
-        is_active=True,
-        is_superuser=False,
-    )
-    session.add(user)
-    session.commit()
+def active_user(client):
+    db_manager = get_db_manager()
+    with session_getter(db_manager) as session:
+        user = User(
+            username="activeuser",
+            password=get_password_hash("testpassword"),
+            is_active=True,
+            is_superuser=False,
+        )
+        session.add(user)
+        session.commit()
+        session.refresh(user)
     return user
 
 
@@ -197,7 +206,7 @@ def logged_in_headers(client, active_user):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def flow(client, json_flow: str, session, active_user):
+def flow(client, json_flow: str, active_user):
     from langflow.services.database.models.flow.flow import FlowCreate
 
     loaded_json = json.loads(json_flow)
@@ -205,7 +214,9 @@ def flow(client, json_flow: str, session, active_user):
         name="test_flow", data=loaded_json.get("data"), user_id=active_user.id
     )
     flow = Flow(**flow_data.dict())
-    session.add(flow)
-    session.commit()
+    with session_getter(get_db_manager()) as session:
+        session.add(flow)
+        session.commit()
+        session.refresh(flow)
 
     return flow
diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index 4ed00893e..2884dc800 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from tempfile import tempdir
 from langflow.__main__ import app
 import pytest
 
-from langflow.services import utils
+from langflow.services import getters
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def test_components_path(runner, client, default_settings):
         ["run", "--components-path", str(temp_dir), *default_settings],
     )
     assert result.exit_code == 0, result.stdout
-    settings_manager = utils.get_settings_manager()
+    settings_manager = getters.get_settings_manager()
     assert str(temp_dir) in settings_manager.settings.COMPONENTS_PATH
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_custom_component.py b/tests/test_custom_component.py
index e75dc0e5b..1695cfd38 100644
--- a/tests/test_custom_component.py
+++ b/tests/test_custom_component.py
@@ -518,13 +518,13 @@ def db(app):
     app.db.drop_all()
 
 
-def test_list_flows_return_type(component, session_getter):
-    flows = component.list_flows(get_session=session_getter)
+def test_list_flows_return_type(component):
+    flows = component.list_flows()
     assert isinstance(flows, list)
 
 
-def test_list_flows_flow_objects(component, session_getter):
-    flows = component.list_flows(get_session=session_getter)
+def test_list_flows_flow_objects(component):
+    flows = component.list_flows()
     assert all(isinstance(flow, Flow) for flow in flows)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_database.py b/tests/test_database.py
index e4f68ca56..7641f1e65 100644
--- a/tests/test_database.py
+++ b/tests/test_database.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 from langflow.services.database.models.base import orjson_dumps
+from langflow.services.database.utils import session_getter
+from langflow.services.getters import get_db_manager
 import orjson
 import pytest
 
@@ -178,9 +180,7 @@ def test_upload_file(
     assert response_data[1]["data"] == data
 
 
-def test_download_file(
-    client: TestClient, session: Session, json_flow, active_user, logged_in_headers
-):
+def test_download_file(client: TestClient, json_flow, active_user, logged_in_headers):
     flow = orjson.loads(json_flow)
     data = flow["data"]
     # Create test data
@@ -190,18 +190,20 @@ def test_download_file(
             FlowCreate(name="Flow 2", description="description", data=data),
         ]
     )
-    for flow in flow_list.flows:
-        flow.user_id = active_user.id
-        db_flow = Flow.from_orm(flow)
-        session.add(db_flow)
-    session.commit()
+    db_manager = get_db_manager()
+    with session_getter(db_manager) as session:
+        for flow in flow_list.flows:
+            flow.user_id = active_user.id
+            db_flow = Flow.from_orm(flow)
+            session.add(db_flow)
+        session.commit()
     # Make request to endpoint
     response = client.get("api/v1/flows/download/", headers=logged_in_headers)
     # Check response status code
-    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert response.status_code == 200, response.json()
     # Check response data
     response_data = response.json()["flows"]
-    assert len(response_data) == 2
+    assert len(response_data) == 2, response_data
     assert response_data[0]["name"] == "Flow 1"
     assert response_data[0]["description"] == "description"
     assert response_data[0]["data"] == data
diff --git a/tests/test_endpoints.py b/tests/test_endpoints.py
index cbb1eb08c..474a72e31 100644
--- a/tests/test_endpoints.py
+++ b/tests/test_endpoints.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import uuid
 from langflow.services.auth.utils import get_password_hash
 from langflow.services.database.models.api_key.api_key import ApiKey
-from langflow.services.utils import get_settings_manager
+from langflow.services.database.utils import session_getter
+from langflow.services.getters import get_db_manager, get_settings_manager
 import pytest
 from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
 from langflow.interface.tools.constants import CUSTOM_TOOLS
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ PROMPT_REQUEST = {
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def created_api_key(session, active_user):
+def created_api_key(active_user):
     hashed = get_password_hash("random_key")
     api_key = ApiKey(
         name="test_api_key",
@@ -96,10 +97,11 @@ def created_api_key(session, active_user):
         api_key="random_key",
         hashed_api_key=hashed,
     )
-
-    session.add(api_key)
-    session.commit()
-    session.refresh(api_key)
+    db_manager = get_db_manager()
+    with session_getter(db_manager) as session:
+        session.add(api_key)
+        session.commit()
+        session.refresh(api_key)
     return api_key
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_login.py b/tests/test_login.py
index 07abb35ab..651e2264b 100644
--- a/tests/test_login.py
+++ b/tests/test_login.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from langflow.services.database.utils import session_getter
+from langflow.services.getters import get_db_manager
 import pytest
 from langflow.services.database.models.user import User
 from langflow.services.auth.utils import get_password_hash
@@ -15,10 +17,11 @@ def test_user():
     )
 
 
-def test_login_successful(client, test_user, session):
+def test_login_successful(client, test_user):
     # Adding the test user to the database
-    session.add(test_user)
-    session.commit()
+    with session_getter(get_db_manager()) as session:
+        session.add(test_user)
+        session.commit()
 
     response = client.post(
         "api/v1/login", data={"username": "testuser", "password": "testpassword"}
diff --git a/tests/test_prompts_template.py b/tests/test_prompts_template.py
index 434691038..b5c39f3a0 100644
--- a/tests/test_prompts_template.py
+++ b/tests/test_prompts_template.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
-from langflow.services.utils import get_settings_manager
+from langflow.services.getters import get_settings_manager
 
 
 def test_prompts_settings(client: TestClient, logged_in_headers):
diff --git a/tests/test_setup_superuser.py b/tests/test_setup_superuser.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f1566d9ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_setup_superuser.py
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+from unittest.mock import patch, Mock, MagicMock, call
+from langflow.services.database.models.user.user import User
+from langflow.services.settings.constants import (
+    DEFAULT_SUPERUSER,
+    DEFAULT_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD,
+)
+from langflow.services.utils import setup_superuser, teardown_superuser
+
+
+@patch("langflow.services.utils.get_settings_manager")
+@patch("langflow.services.utils.create_super_user")
+@patch("langflow.services.utils.get_session")
+def test_setup_superuser(
+    mock_get_session, mock_create_super_user, mock_get_settings_manager
+):
+    # Test when AUTO_LOGIN is True
+    calls = []
+    mock_settings_manager = Mock()
+    mock_settings_manager.auth_settings.AUTO_LOGIN = True
+    mock_settings_manager.auth_settings.SUPERUSER = DEFAULT_SUPERUSER
+    mock_settings_manager.auth_settings.SUPERUSER_PASSWORD = DEFAULT_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD
+    mock_get_settings_manager.return_value = mock_settings_manager
+    mock_session = Mock()
+    mock_session.query.return_value.filter.return_value.first.return_value = (
+        mock_session
+    )
+    # return value of get_session is a generator
+    mock_get_session.return_value = iter([mock_session, mock_session, mock_session])
+    setup_superuser()
+    mock_session.query.assert_called_once_with(User)
+    actual_expr = mock_session.query.return_value.filter.call_args[0][0]
+    expected_expr = User.username == DEFAULT_SUPERUSER
+
+    assert str(actual_expr) == str(expected_expr)
+    create_call = call(
+        db=mock_session, username=DEFAULT_SUPERUSER, password=DEFAULT_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD
+    )
+    calls.append(create_call)
+    mock_create_super_user.assert_has_calls(calls)
+    assert 1 == mock_create_super_user.call_count
+
+    def reset_mock_credentials():
+        mock_settings_manager.auth_settings.SUPERUSER = DEFAULT_SUPERUSER
+        mock_settings_manager.auth_settings.SUPERUSER_PASSWORD = (
+            DEFAULT_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD
+        )
+
+    ADMIN_USER_NAME = "admin_user"
+    # Test when username and password are default
+    mock_settings_manager.auth_settings = Mock()
+    mock_settings_manager.auth_settings.AUTO_LOGIN = False
+    mock_settings_manager.auth_settings.SUPERUSER = ADMIN_USER_NAME
+    mock_settings_manager.auth_settings.SUPERUSER_PASSWORD = "password"
+    mock_settings_manager.auth_settings.reset_credentials = Mock(
+        side_effect=reset_mock_credentials
+    )
+
+    mock_get_settings_manager.return_value = mock_settings_manager
+
+    setup_superuser()
+    mock_session.query.assert_called_with(User)
+    actual_expr = mock_session.query.return_value.filter.call_args[0][0]
+    expected_expr = User.username == ADMIN_USER_NAME
+
+    assert str(actual_expr) == str(expected_expr)
+    create_call = call(db=mock_session, username=ADMIN_USER_NAME, password="password")
+    calls.append(create_call)
+    mock_create_super_user.assert_has_calls(calls)
+    assert 2 == mock_create_super_user.call_count
+    # Test that superuser credentials are reset
+    mock_settings_manager.auth_settings.reset_credentials.assert_called_once()
+    assert mock_settings_manager.auth_settings.SUPERUSER != ADMIN_USER_NAME
+    assert mock_settings_manager.auth_settings.SUPERUSER_PASSWORD != "password"
+
+    # Test when superuser already exists
+    mock_settings_manager.auth_settings.AUTO_LOGIN = False
+    mock_settings_manager.auth_settings.SUPERUSER = ADMIN_USER_NAME
+    mock_settings_manager.auth_settings.SUPERUSER_PASSWORD = "password"
+    mock_user = Mock()
+    mock_user.is_superuser = True
+    mock_session.query.return_value.filter.return_value.first.return_value = mock_user
+    setup_superuser()
+    mock_session.query.assert_called_with(User)
+    actual_expr = mock_session.query.return_value.filter.call_args[0][0]
+    expected_expr = User.username == ADMIN_USER_NAME
+
+    assert str(actual_expr) == str(expected_expr)
+
+
+@patch("langflow.services.utils.get_settings_manager")
+@patch("langflow.services.utils.get_session")
+def test_teardown_superuser_default_superuser(
+    mock_get_session, mock_get_settings_manager
+):
+    mock_settings_manager = MagicMock()
+    mock_settings_manager.auth_settings.AUTO_LOGIN = True
+    mock_settings_manager.auth_settings.SUPERUSER = DEFAULT_SUPERUSER
+    mock_settings_manager.auth_settings.SUPERUSER_PASSWORD = DEFAULT_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD
+    mock_get_settings_manager.return_value = mock_settings_manager
+
+    mock_session = MagicMock()
+    mock_user = MagicMock()
+    mock_user.is_superuser = True
+    mock_session.query.return_value.filter.return_value.first.return_value = mock_user
+    mock_get_session.return_value = iter([mock_session])
+
+    teardown_superuser()
+
+    mock_session.query.assert_called_once_with(User)
+    actual_expr = mock_session.query.return_value.filter.call_args[0][0]
+    expected_expr = User.username == DEFAULT_SUPERUSER
+
+    assert str(actual_expr) == str(expected_expr)
+    mock_session.delete.assert_called_once_with(mock_user)
+    mock_session.commit.assert_called_once()
+
+
+@patch("langflow.services.utils.get_settings_manager")
+@patch("langflow.services.utils.get_session")
+def test_teardown_superuser_no_default_superuser(
+    mock_get_session, mock_get_settings_manager
+):
+    ADMIN_USER_NAME = "admin_user"
+    mock_settings_manager = MagicMock()
+    mock_settings_manager.auth_settings.AUTO_LOGIN = False
+    mock_settings_manager.auth_settings.SUPERUSER = ADMIN_USER_NAME
+    mock_settings_manager.auth_settings.SUPERUSER_PASSWORD = "password"
+    mock_get_settings_manager.return_value = mock_settings_manager
+
+    mock_session = MagicMock()
+    mock_user = MagicMock()
+    mock_user.is_superuser = False
+    mock_session.query.return_value.filter.return_value.first.return_value = mock_user
+    mock_get_session.return_value = [mock_session]
+
+    teardown_superuser()
+
+    mock_session.query.assert_not_called()
+    mock_session.delete.assert_not_called()
+    mock_session.commit.assert_not_called()
diff --git a/tests/test_user.py b/tests/test_user.py
index 54a713ef1..27894e515 100644
--- a/tests/test_user.py
+++ b/tests/test_user.py
@@ -2,20 +2,22 @@ from datetime import datetime
 from langflow.services.auth.utils import create_super_user, get_password_hash
 
 from langflow.services.database.models.user.user import User
-from langflow.services.utils import get_settings_manager
+from langflow.services.database.utils import session_getter
+from langflow.services.getters import get_db_manager, get_settings_manager
 import pytest
 from langflow.services.database.models.user import UserUpdate
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def super_user(client, session):
+def super_user(client):
     settings_manager = get_settings_manager()
     auth_settings = settings_manager.auth_settings
-    return create_super_user(
-        db=session,
-        username=auth_settings.FIRST_SUPERUSER,
-        password=auth_settings.FIRST_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD,
-    )
+    with session_getter(get_db_manager()) as session:
+        return create_super_user(
+            db=session,
+            username=auth_settings.SUPERUSER,
+            password=auth_settings.SUPERUSER_PASSWORD,
+        )
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
@@ -23,8 +25,8 @@ def super_user_headers(client, super_user):
     settings_manager = get_settings_manager()
     auth_settings = settings_manager.auth_settings
     login_data = {
-        "username": auth_settings.FIRST_SUPERUSER,
-        "password": auth_settings.FIRST_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD,
+        "username": auth_settings.SUPERUSER,
+        "password": auth_settings.SUPERUSER_PASSWORD,
     }
     response = client.post("/api/v1/login", data=login_data)
     assert response.status_code == 200
@@ -34,29 +36,34 @@ def super_user_headers(client, super_user):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def deactivated_user(session):
-    user = User(
-        username="deactivateduser",
-        password=get_password_hash("testpassword"),
-        is_active=False,
-        is_superuser=False,
-        last_login_at=datetime.now(),
-    )
-    session.add(user)
-    session.commit()
+def deactivated_user():
+    with session_getter(get_db_manager()) as session:
+        user = User(
+            username="deactivateduser",
+            password=get_password_hash("testpassword"),
+            is_active=False,
+            is_superuser=False,
+            last_login_at=datetime.now(),
+        )
+        session.add(user)
+        session.commit()
+        session.refresh(user)
     return user
 
 
-def test_user_waiting_for_approval(client, session):
+def test_user_waiting_for_approval(
+    client,
+):
     # Create a user that is not active and has never logged in
-    user = User(
-        username="waitingforapproval",
-        password=get_password_hash("testpassword"),
-        is_active=False,
-        last_login_at=None,
-    )
-    session.add(user)
-    session.commit()
+    with session_getter(get_db_manager()) as session:
+        user = User(
+            username="waitingforapproval",
+            password=get_password_hash("testpassword"),
+            is_active=False,
+            last_login_at=None,
+        )
+        session.add(user)
+        session.commit()
 
     login_data = {"username": "waitingforapproval", "password": "testpassword"}
     response = client.post("/api/v1/login", data=login_data)
@@ -106,16 +113,17 @@ def test_data_consistency_after_delete(client, test_user, super_user_headers):
     assert all(user["id"] != user_id for user in response.json()["users"])
 
 
-def test_inactive_user(client, session):
+def test_inactive_user(client):
     # Create a user that is not active and has a last_login_at value
-    user = User(
-        username="inactiveuser",
-        password=get_password_hash("testpassword"),
-        is_active=False,
-        last_login_at="2023-01-01T00:00:00",  # Set to a valid datetime string
-    )
-    session.add(user)
-    session.commit()
+    with session_getter(get_db_manager()) as session:
+        user = User(
+            username="inactiveuser",
+            password=get_password_hash("testpassword"),
+            is_active=False,
+            last_login_at="2023-01-01T00:00:00",  # Set to a valid datetime string
+        )
+        session.add(user)
+        session.commit()
 
     login_data = {"username": "inactiveuser", "password": "testpassword"}
     response = client.post("/api/v1/login", data=login_data)
diff --git a/tests/test_vectorstore_template.py b/tests/test_vectorstore_template.py
index 87394b890..5bd629906 100644
--- a/tests/test_vectorstore_template.py
+++ b/tests/test_vectorstore_template.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
-from langflow.services.utils import get_settings_manager
+from langflow.services.getters import get_settings_manager
 
 
 # check that all agents are in settings.agents