diff --git a/src/components/MediaSettings/VideoBackgroundEditor.vue b/src/components/MediaSettings/VideoBackgroundEditor.vue
index 5d21dfac901..082c3d7b518 100644
--- a/src/components/MediaSettings/VideoBackgroundEditor.vue
+++ b/src/components/MediaSettings/VideoBackgroundEditor.vue
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ import { imagePath, generateUrl } from '@nextcloud/router'
 
 import { VIRTUAL_BACKGROUND } from '../../constants.js'
 import BrowserStorage from '../../services/BrowserStorage.js'
-import client from '../../services/DavClient.js'
+import { getDavClient } from '../../services/DavClient.js'
 import { findUniquePath } from '../../utils/fileUpload.js'
 
 const canUploadBackgrounds = getCapabilities()?.spreed?.config?.call?.['can-upload-background']
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ export default {
 
 		try {
 			// Create the backgrounds folder if it doesn't exist
+			const client = getDavClient()
 			if (await client.exists(absoluteBackgroundsFolderPath) === false) {
 				await client.createDirectory(absoluteBackgroundsFolderPath)
 			}
@@ -219,6 +220,7 @@ export default {
 
 			const filePath = this.$store.getters.getAttachmentFolder() + '/Backgrounds/' + file.name
 
+			const client = getDavClient()
 			// Get a unique relative path based on the previous path variable
 			const uniquePath = await findUniquePath(client, userRoot, filePath)
 
diff --git a/src/services/DavClient.js b/src/services/DavClient.js
index 59e36991314..769557ec00c 100644
--- a/src/services/DavClient.js
+++ b/src/services/DavClient.js
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ import { getRequestToken } from '@nextcloud/auth'
 import { generateRemoteUrl } from '@nextcloud/router'
 
 // init webdav client on default dav endpoint
-const client = createClient(generateRemoteUrl('dav'),
-	{ headers: { requesttoken: getRequestToken() || '' } },
-)
-
-export default client
+export const getDavClient = () => {
+	return createClient(generateRemoteUrl('dav'),
+		{ headers: { requesttoken: getRequestToken() || '' } },
+	)
+}
diff --git a/src/store/fileUploadStore.js b/src/store/fileUploadStore.js
index a167927bff0..f2c095c6ee8 100644
--- a/src/store/fileUploadStore.js
+++ b/src/store/fileUploadStore.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import { showError } from '@nextcloud/dialogs'
 import { loadState } from '@nextcloud/initial-state'
 import moment from '@nextcloud/moment'
 
-import client from '../services/DavClient.js'
+import { getDavClient } from '../services/DavClient.js'
 import { EventBus } from '../services/EventBus.js'
 import {
 	getFileTemplates,
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@ const actions = {
 			const fileName = (currentFile.newName || currentFile.name)
 			// Candidate rest of the path
 			const path = getters.getAttachmentFolder() + '/' + fileName
+			const client = getDavClient()
 			// Get a unique relative path based on the previous path variable
 			const uniquePath = await findUniquePath(client, userRoot, path)
 			try {
diff --git a/src/store/fileUploadStore.spec.js b/src/store/fileUploadStore.spec.js
index cf1762f6e41..8e6fbe3be0e 100644
--- a/src/store/fileUploadStore.spec.js
+++ b/src/store/fileUploadStore.spec.js
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@ import Vuex from 'vuex'
 
 import { showError } from '@nextcloud/dialogs'
 
-import client from '../services/DavClient.js'
+import { getDavClient } from '../services/DavClient.js'
 import { shareFile } from '../services/filesSharingServices.js'
 import { setAttachmentFolder } from '../services/settingsService.js'
 import { findUniquePath, getFileExtension } from '../utils/fileUpload.js'
 import fileUploadStore from './fileUploadStore.js'
 
 jest.mock('../services/DavClient', () => ({
-	putFileContents: jest.fn(),
+	getDavClient: jest.fn(),
 }))
 jest.mock('../utils/fileUpload', () => ({
 	findUniquePath: jest.fn(),
@@ -79,11 +79,15 @@ describe('fileUploadStore', () => {
 
 	describe('uploading', () => {
 		let restoreConsole
+		const client = {
+			putFileContents: jest.fn(),
+		}
 
 		beforeEach(() => {
 			storeConfig.getters.getAttachmentFolder = jest.fn().mockReturnValue(() => '/Talk')
 			store = new Vuex.Store(storeConfig)
 			restoreConsole = mockConsole(['error', 'debug'])
+			getDavClient.mockReturnValue(client)
 		})
 
 		afterEach(() => {
@@ -153,7 +157,6 @@ describe('fileUploadStore', () => {
 
 			const uniqueFileName = '/Talk/' + file.name + 'uniq'
 			findUniquePath.mockResolvedValueOnce(uniqueFileName)
-			client.putFileContents.mockResolvedValue()
 			shareFile.mockResolvedValue()
 
 			await store.dispatch('uploadFiles', { uploadId: 'upload-id1', caption: 'text-caption' })
@@ -201,7 +204,6 @@ describe('fileUploadStore', () => {
 			findUniquePath
 				.mockResolvedValueOnce('/Talk/' + files[0].name + 'uniq')
 				.mockResolvedValueOnce('/Talk/' + files[1].name + 'uniq')
-			client.putFileContents.mockResolvedValue()
 			shareFile
 				.mockResolvedValueOnce({ data: { ocs: { data: { id: '1' } } } })
 				.mockResolvedValueOnce({ data: { ocs: { data: { id: '2' } } } })
@@ -280,7 +282,6 @@ describe('fileUploadStore', () => {
 
 			findUniquePath
 				.mockResolvedValueOnce('/Talk/' + files[0].name + 'uniq')
-			client.putFileContents.mockResolvedValue()
 			shareFile.mockRejectedValueOnce({
 				response: {
 					status: 403,