diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host.Console/Program.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host.Console/Program.cs
index f88188d7b4..c1c9c4dbc7 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host.Console/Program.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host.Console/Program.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,15 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Console
 		/// <summary>
 		/// The <see cref="IWatchdogFactory"/> for the <see cref="Program"/>.
 		/// </summary>
-		internal static IWatchdogFactory WatchdogFactory { get; set; } = new WatchdogFactory();
+		internal static IWatchdogFactory WatchdogFactory { get; set; }
+
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Initializes static members of the <see cref="Program"/> class.
+		/// </summary>
+		static Program()
+		{
+			WatchdogFactory = new WatchdogFactory();
+		}
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Entrypoint for the application.
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/BridgeController.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/BridgeController.cs
index f1c46d67d6..b2a03654b9 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/BridgeController.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Controllers/BridgeController.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Controllers
 		/// <summary>
 		/// If the content of bridge requests and responses should be logged.
 		/// </summary>
-		internal static bool LogContent { get; set; } = true;
+		internal static bool LogContent { get; set; }
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Static counter for the number of requests processed.
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Controllers
 		/// </summary>
 		readonly ILogger<BridgeController> logger;
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Initializes static members of the <see cref="BridgeController"/> class.
+		/// </summary>
+		static BridgeController()
+		{
+			LogContent = true;
+		}
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="BridgeController"/> class.
 		/// </summary>
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Swarm/SwarmService.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Swarm/SwarmService.cs
index 48cf0a43b1..25d9973079 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Swarm/SwarmService.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Swarm/SwarmService.cs
@@ -52,20 +52,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Swarm
 		/// <summary>
 		/// See <see cref="JsonSerializerSettings"/> for the swarm system.
 		/// </summary>
-		internal static JsonSerializerSettings SerializerSettings { get; } = new ()
-		{
-			ContractResolver = new DefaultContractResolver
-			{
-				NamingStrategy = new CamelCaseNamingStrategy(),
-			},
-			Converters = new JsonConverter[]
-			{
-				new VersionConverter(),
-				new BoolConverter(),
-			},
-			DefaultValueHandling = DefaultValueHandling.Ignore,
-			ReferenceLoopHandling = ReferenceLoopHandling.Ignore,
-		};
+		internal static JsonSerializerSettings SerializerSettings { get; }
 
 		/// <inheritdoc />
 		public bool ExpectedNumberOfNodesConnected
@@ -187,6 +174,27 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Swarm
 		/// </summary>
 		bool serversDirty;
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Initializes static members of the <see cref="SwarmService"/> class.
+		/// </summary>
+		static SwarmService()
+		{
+			SerializerSettings = new ()
+			{
+				ContractResolver = new DefaultContractResolver
+				{
+					NamingStrategy = new CamelCaseNamingStrategy(),
+				},
+				Converters = new JsonConverter[]
+				{
+					new VersionConverter(),
+					new BoolConverter(),
+				},
+				DefaultValueHandling = DefaultValueHandling.Ignore,
+				ReferenceLoopHandling = ReferenceLoopHandling.Ignore,
+			};
+		}
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="SwarmService"/> class.
 		/// </summary>