diff --git a/Dalamud/Dalamud.cs b/Dalamud/Dalamud.cs
index 9ea96a45c..93de4c64d 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Dalamud.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Dalamud.cs
@@ -65,7 +65,12 @@ internal sealed class Dalamud : IServiceType
                 true, new FileInfo(Path.Combine(cacheDir.FullName, $"{this.StartInfo.GameVersion}.json")));
         }
 
-        ServiceManager.InitializeProvidedServices(this, fs, configuration, scanner);
+        ServiceManager.InitializeProvidedServices(
+            this,
+            fs,
+            configuration,
+            scanner,
+            Localization.FromAssets(info.AssetDirectory!, configuration.LanguageOverride));
         
         // Set up FFXIVClientStructs
         this.SetupClientStructsResolver(cacheDir);
diff --git a/Dalamud/Localization.cs b/Dalamud/Localization.cs
index 3ed2ad519..84e8437b3 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Localization.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Localization.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ using System.Linq;
 using System.Reflection;
 
 using CheapLoc;
-using Dalamud.Configuration.Internal;
 
 using Serilog;
 
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ namespace Dalamud;
 /// <summary>
 /// Class handling localization.
 /// </summary>
-[ServiceManager.EarlyLoadedService]
+[ServiceManager.ProvidedService]
 public class Localization : IServiceType
 {
     /// <summary>
@@ -43,16 +42,6 @@ public class Localization : IServiceType
         this.assembly = Assembly.GetCallingAssembly();
     }
 
-    [ServiceManager.ServiceConstructor]
-    private Localization(Dalamud dalamud, DalamudConfiguration configuration)
-        : this(Path.Combine(dalamud.AssetDirectory.FullName, "UIRes", "loc", "dalamud"), "dalamud_")
-    {
-        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(configuration.LanguageOverride))
-            this.SetupWithLangCode(configuration.LanguageOverride);
-        else
-            this.SetupWithUiCulture();
-    }
-
     /// <summary>
     /// Delegate for the <see cref="Localization.LocalizationChanged"/> event that occurs when the language is changed.
     /// </summary>
@@ -167,6 +156,22 @@ public class Localization : IServiceType
         Loc.ExportLocalizableForAssembly(this.assembly, ignoreInvalidFunctions);
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Creates a new instance of the <see cref="Localization"/> class.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="assetDirectory">Path to Dalamud assets.</param>
+    /// <param name="languageOverride">Optional language override.</param>
+    /// <returns>A new instance.</returns>
+    internal static Localization FromAssets(string assetDirectory, string? languageOverride)
+    {
+        var t = new Localization(Path.Combine(assetDirectory, "UIRes", "loc", "dalamud"), "dalamud_");
+        if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(languageOverride))
+            t.SetupWithLangCode(languageOverride);
+        else
+            t.SetupWithUiCulture();
+        return t;
+    }
+
     private string ReadLocData(string langCode)
     {
         if (this.useEmbedded)
diff --git a/Dalamud/Service/ServiceManager.cs b/Dalamud/Service/ServiceManager.cs
index 7483b0a27..3f8a55614 100644
--- a/Dalamud/Service/ServiceManager.cs
+++ b/Dalamud/Service/ServiceManager.cs
@@ -126,7 +126,13 @@ internal static class ServiceManager
     /// <param name="fs">Instance of <see cref="ReliableFileStorage"/>.</param>
     /// <param name="configuration">Instance of <see cref="DalamudConfiguration"/>.</param>
     /// <param name="scanner">Instance of <see cref="TargetSigScanner"/>.</param>
-    public static void InitializeProvidedServices(Dalamud dalamud, ReliableFileStorage fs, DalamudConfiguration configuration, TargetSigScanner scanner)
+    /// <param name="localization">Instance of <see cref="Localization"/>.</param>
+    public static void InitializeProvidedServices(
+        Dalamud dalamud,
+        ReliableFileStorage fs,
+        DalamudConfiguration configuration,
+        TargetSigScanner scanner,
+        Localization localization)
     {
 #if DEBUG
         lock (LoadedServices)
@@ -136,6 +142,7 @@ internal static class ServiceManager
             ProvideService(configuration);
             ProvideService(new ServiceContainer());
             ProvideService(scanner);
+            ProvideService(localization);
         }
 
         return;
@@ -152,6 +159,7 @@ internal static class ServiceManager
         ProvideService(configuration);
         ProvideService(new ServiceContainer());
         ProvideService(scanner);
+        ProvideService(localization);
         return;
 
         void ProvideService<T>(T service) where T : IServiceType => Service<T>.Provide(service);