diff --git a/src/com/silverwrist/venice/core/impl/AdminOperationsImpl.java b/src/com/silverwrist/venice/core/impl/AdminOperationsImpl.java
index 9431515..bf13577 100644
--- a/src/com/silverwrist/venice/core/impl/AdminOperationsImpl.java
+++ b/src/com/silverwrist/venice/core/impl/AdminOperationsImpl.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import com.silverwrist.venice.db.*;
 import com.silverwrist.venice.except.*;
 import com.silverwrist.venice.security.AuditRecord;
 import com.silverwrist.venice.security.Role;
+import com.silverwrist.venice.svc.internal.GlobalSite;
 
 class AdminOperationsImpl implements AdminOperations
 {
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ class AdminOperationsImpl implements AdminOperations
    *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    */
 
+  private GlobalSite globalsite;           // global site
   private EnvUser env;                     // the execution environment
 
   /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -48,8 +50,9 @@ class AdminOperationsImpl implements AdminOperations
    *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    */
 
-  AdminOperationsImpl(EnvUser env)
+  AdminOperationsImpl(GlobalSite globalsite, EnvUser env)
   {
+    this.globalsite = globalsite;
     this.env = env;
 
   } // end constructor
@@ -61,7 +64,8 @@ class AdminOperationsImpl implements AdminOperations
 
   public SecurityInfo getSecurityInfo()
   {
-    return env.getEngine().getSelf().getSecurityInfo();
+    VeniceEngine engine = (VeniceEngine)(globalsite.queryService(VeniceEngine.class));
+    return engine.getSecurityInfo();
 
   } // end getSecurityInfo
 
@@ -81,7 +85,7 @@ class AdminOperationsImpl implements AdminOperations
 
     try
     { // retrieve a connection from the data pool and get the audit records
-      conn = env.getConnection();
+      conn = globalsite.getConnection(null);
       rc = AuditRecord.getAuditRecords(conn,-1,offset,count);
 
     } // end try
@@ -108,7 +112,7 @@ class AdminOperationsImpl implements AdminOperations
 
     try
     { // retrieve a connection from the data pool and get the audit records
-      conn = env.getConnection();
+      conn = globalsite.getConnection(null);
       rc = AuditRecord.getAuditRecordCount(conn,-1);
 
     } // end try
@@ -181,7 +185,7 @@ class AdminOperationsImpl implements AdminOperations
 
     if (auto_join)
     { // Need to create a normal user context here for just a minute to autojoin the communities.
-      UserContextImpl rc = new UserContextImpl(env.getGlobalSite(),env);
+      UserContextImpl rc = new UserContextImpl(globalsite,env);
       rc.loadNewUser("0.0.0.0",rnu.getUserID(),base_role.getLevel(),username,0,rnu.getCreationDate(),
 		     rnu.getCreationDate());
       rc.autoJoinCommunities();
diff --git a/src/com/silverwrist/venice/core/impl/UserContextImpl.java b/src/com/silverwrist/venice/core/impl/UserContextImpl.java
index ca58648..7f7b102 100644
--- a/src/com/silverwrist/venice/core/impl/UserContextImpl.java
+++ b/src/com/silverwrist/venice/core/impl/UserContextImpl.java
@@ -1130,7 +1130,7 @@ class UserContextImpl implements UserContext, ServiceProvider, PropertyProvider
   public AdminOperations getAdminInterface() throws AccessError
   {
     env.testPermission(EnvUser.PERM_SYSADMINACCESS,"You are not permitted to administer the server.");
-    return new AdminOperationsImpl(env);
+    return new AdminOperationsImpl(globalsite,env);
 
   } // end getAdminInterface
 
diff --git a/src/com/silverwrist/venice/core/impl/VeniceEngineImpl.java b/src/com/silverwrist/venice/core/impl/VeniceEngineImpl.java
index 6449ba8..b278cd7 100644
--- a/src/com/silverwrist/venice/core/impl/VeniceEngineImpl.java
+++ b/src/com/silverwrist/venice/core/impl/VeniceEngineImpl.java
@@ -33,9 +33,10 @@ import com.silverwrist.venice.security.*;
 import com.silverwrist.venice.svc.*;
 import com.silverwrist.venice.svc.internal.GlobalSite;
 import com.silverwrist.venice.util.MailSend;
+import com.silverwrist.venice.util.ServiceProvider;
 import com.silverwrist.venice.util.XMLLoader;
 
-public class VeniceEngineImpl implements VeniceEngine, EngineBackend
+public class VeniceEngineImpl implements VeniceEngine, ServiceProvider, EngineBackend
 {
   /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    * Internal class storing side box information.
@@ -527,7 +528,7 @@ public class VeniceEngineImpl implements VeniceEngine, EngineBackend
 	services_config = app_root + services_config;
 
       // Create the global site.
-      globalsite = new GlobalSiteImpl(this,root,app_root);
+      globalsite = new GlobalSiteImpl(this,this,root,app_root);
 
       // Get the <upload/> section.
       sect = loader.configGetSubSection(root_h,"upload");
@@ -1337,15 +1338,53 @@ public class VeniceEngineImpl implements VeniceEngine, EngineBackend
   } // end useCategories
 
   /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-   * Implementations from interface EngineBackend
+   * Implementations from interface ServiceProvider
    *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    */
 
-  public VeniceEngine getSelf()
+  /**
+   * Queries this object for a specified service.
+   *
+   * @param klass The class of the object that should be returned as a service.
+   * @return A service object.  The service object is guaranteed to be of the class
+   *         specified by <CODE>klass</CODE>; that is, if <CODE>queryService(klass)</CODE>
+   *         yields some object <CODE>x</CODE>, then the expression <CODE>klass.isInstance(x)</CODE>
+   *         is true.
+   * @exception com.silverwrist.venice.except.NoSuchServiceException If no service is available in
+   *            the specified class.
+   */
+  public Object queryService(Class klass)
   {
-    return this;
+    if (klass==VeniceEngine.class)
+      return ((VeniceEngine)this);
+    if (klass==EngineBackend.class)
+      return ((EngineBackend)this);
+    throw new NoSuchServiceException("VeniceEngine",klass);
 
-  } // end getSelf
+  } // end queryService
+
+  /**
+   * Queries this object for a specified service.
+   *
+   * @param klass The class of the object that should be returned as a service.
+   * @param serviceid ID for the service to be requested, to further discriminate between requests.
+   * @return A service object.  The service object is guaranteed to be of the class
+   *         specified by <CODE>klass</CODE>; that is, if <CODE>queryService(klass)</CODE>
+   *         yields some object <CODE>x</CODE>, then the expression <CODE>klass.isInstance(x)</CODE>
+   *         is true.
+   * @exception com.silverwrist.venice.except.NoSuchServiceException If no service is available in
+   *            the specified class.
+   */
+  public Object queryService(Class klass, String serviceid)
+  {
+    return queryService(klass);  // defer to no service ID
+
+  } // end queryService
+
+  /*--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+   * Implementations from interface EngineBackend
+   *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+   */
 
   public CommunityData getCommunityDataObject(int cid) throws DataException
   {
diff --git a/src/com/silverwrist/venice/core/internals/EngineBackend.java b/src/com/silverwrist/venice/core/internals/EngineBackend.java
index 3969f6d..30225c8 100644
--- a/src/com/silverwrist/venice/core/internals/EngineBackend.java
+++ b/src/com/silverwrist/venice/core/internals/EngineBackend.java
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ public interface EngineBackend
   // role parameter indexes
   public static final int ROLEP_CREATECOMMUNITY = 0;
 
-  public abstract VeniceEngine getSelf();
-
   public abstract CommunityData getCommunityDataObject(int cid) throws DataException;
 
   public abstract void detachCommunityDataObject(int cid);
diff --git a/src/com/silverwrist/venice/core/internals/GlobalSiteImpl.java b/src/com/silverwrist/venice/core/internals/GlobalSiteImpl.java
index ee1a734..543439c 100644
--- a/src/com/silverwrist/venice/core/internals/GlobalSiteImpl.java
+++ b/src/com/silverwrist/venice/core/internals/GlobalSiteImpl.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import java.util.*;
 import org.apache.log4j.*;
 import org.w3c.dom.*;
 import com.silverwrist.util.*;
+import com.silverwrist.venice.core.VeniceEngine;
 import com.silverwrist.venice.db.*;
 import com.silverwrist.venice.except.*;
 import com.silverwrist.venice.htmlcheck.*;
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ public class GlobalSiteImpl implements GlobalSite
    *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    */
 
-  private EngineBackend engine = null;             // the engine back end
+  private ServiceProvider engine_svc = null;       // ServiceProvider for the VeniceEngine
   private DataPool datapool = null;                // the database pool
   private Properties email_props = null;           // email properties
   private javax.mail.Session mailsession = null;   // email session object
@@ -61,9 +62,10 @@ public class GlobalSiteImpl implements GlobalSite
    *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    */
 
-  public GlobalSiteImpl(EngineBackend engine, Element config, String application_root) throws ConfigException
+  public GlobalSiteImpl(ServiceProvider engine_svc, Element config, String application_root)
+      throws ConfigException
   {
-    this.engine = engine;
+    this.engine_svc = engine_svc;
     XMLLoader loader = XMLLoader.get();
 
     // Get the <database/> section.
@@ -387,6 +389,8 @@ public class GlobalSiteImpl implements GlobalSite
       return sm_env;
     if (klass==SecurityMonitor.class)
       return sm_env.getMonitor("Global");
+    if (klass==VeniceEngine.class)
+      return engine_svc.queryService(klass);
     throw new NoSuchServiceException("GlobalSite",klass);
 
   } // end queryService
@@ -435,7 +439,7 @@ public class GlobalSiteImpl implements GlobalSite
 
     } // end if
 
-    return this.queryService(klass);
+    return queryService(klass);
 
   } // end queryService
 
@@ -464,7 +468,7 @@ public class GlobalSiteImpl implements GlobalSite
 
   public void shutdown()
   {
-    engine = null;
+    engine_svc = null;
     if (datapool!=null)
       datapool.closeAllConnections();
     datapool = null;