diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/ExternalTab.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/ExternalTab.java
index 08094d037f5..afb52861d68 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/ExternalTab.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/ExternalTab.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 import org.jabref.gui.push.PushToApplication;
 import org.jabref.gui.push.PushToApplicationSettings;
 import org.jabref.gui.push.PushToApplicationSettingsDialog;
-import org.jabref.gui.push.PushToApplicationsManager;
 import org.jabref.gui.util.FileDialogConfiguration;
 import org.jabref.logic.l10n.Localization;
 import org.jabref.logic.util.OS;
@@ -28,6 +27,7 @@
 
 class ExternalTab implements PrefsTab {
 
+    private final JabRefFrame frame;
     private final JabRefPreferences prefs;
     private final TextField emailSubject;
     private final TextField citeCommand;
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ class ExternalTab implements PrefsTab {
 
     public ExternalTab(JabRefFrame frame, PreferencesDialog prefsDiag, JabRefPreferences prefs) {
         this.prefs = prefs;
+        this.frame = frame;
         dialogService = frame.getDialogService();
         builder.setVgap(7);
 
@@ -197,7 +198,7 @@ public Node getBuilder() {
     }
 
     private void addSettingsButton(final PushToApplication application, GridPane panel, int index) {
-        PushToApplicationSettings settings = PushToApplicationsManager.getSettings(application);
+        PushToApplicationSettings settings = frame.getPushApplications().getSettings(application);
         Button button = new Button(Localization.lang("Settings for %0", application.getApplicationName()));
         button.setPrefSize(150, 20);
         button.setOnAction(e -> PushToApplicationSettingsDialog.showSettingsDialog(dialogService, settings, index));
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/push/PushToApplicationSettings.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/push/PushToApplicationSettings.java
index d0818faf106..5bf9d5a75f7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/push/PushToApplicationSettings.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/push/PushToApplicationSettings.java
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ public class PushToApplicationSettings {
     protected AbstractPushToApplication application;
     private DialogService dialogService;
 
+    public PushToApplicationSettings(DialogService dialogService) {
+        this.dialogService = dialogService;
+    }
+
     public GridPane getJFXSettingPane(int n) {
         switch (n) {
             case 0:
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/push/PushToApplicationsManager.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/push/PushToApplicationsManager.java
index 32a13f1226b..e7bfaf78b3b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/push/PushToApplicationsManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/push/PushToApplicationsManager.java
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ public class PushToApplicationsManager {
 
     private final List<PushToApplication> applications;
 
+    private final DialogService dialogService;
+
     public PushToApplicationsManager(DialogService dialogService) {
+        this.dialogService = dialogService;
         // Set up the current available choices:
         applications = new ArrayList<>();
         applications.add(new PushToEmacs(dialogService));
@@ -25,15 +28,15 @@ public List<PushToApplication> getApplications() {
         return applications;
     }
 
-    public static PushToApplicationSettings getSettings(PushToApplication application) {
+    public PushToApplicationSettings getSettings(PushToApplication application) {
         if (application instanceof PushToEmacs) {
-            return new PushToEmacsSettings();
+            return new PushToEmacsSettings(dialogService);
         } else if (application instanceof PushToLyx) {
-            return new PushToLyxSettings();
+            return new PushToLyxSettings(dialogService);
         } else if (application instanceof PushToVim) {
-            return new PushToVimSettings();
+            return new PushToVimSettings(dialogService);
         } else {
-            return new PushToApplicationSettings();
+            return new PushToApplicationSettings(dialogService);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/push/PushToEmacsSettings.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/push/PushToEmacsSettings.java
index ca4cee137ac..0147276b652 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/push/PushToEmacsSettings.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/push/PushToEmacsSettings.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import javafx.scene.control.TextField;
 
 import org.jabref.Globals;
+import org.jabref.gui.DialogService;
 import org.jabref.logic.l10n.Localization;
 import org.jabref.preferences.JabRefPreferences;
 
@@ -11,6 +12,8 @@ public class PushToEmacsSettings extends PushToApplicationSettings {
 
     private final TextField additionalParams = new TextField();
 
+    public PushToEmacsSettings (DialogService dialogService) { super(dialogService); }
+
     @Override
     public void storeSettings() {
         super.storeSettings();
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/push/PushToLyxSettings.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/push/PushToLyxSettings.java
index 856f6fc86be..85fe05a97e4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/push/PushToLyxSettings.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/push/PushToLyxSettings.java
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 package org.jabref.gui.push;
 
 import org.jabref.Globals;
+import org.jabref.gui.DialogService;
 import org.jabref.logic.l10n.Localization;
 import org.jabref.preferences.JabRefPreferences;
 
 public class PushToLyxSettings extends PushToApplicationSettings {
 
+    public PushToLyxSettings (DialogService dialogService) { super(dialogService); }
+
     @Override
     protected void initJFXSettingsPanel() {
         super.initJFXSettingsPanel();
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/push/PushToVimSettings.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/push/PushToVimSettings.java
index ce94973675d..70438ed9115 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/push/PushToVimSettings.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/push/PushToVimSettings.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import javafx.scene.control.TextField;
 
 import org.jabref.Globals;
+import org.jabref.gui.DialogService;
 import org.jabref.logic.l10n.Localization;
 import org.jabref.preferences.JabRefPreferences;
 
@@ -11,6 +12,8 @@ public class PushToVimSettings extends PushToApplicationSettings {
 
     private final TextField vimServer = new TextField();
 
+    public PushToVimSettings (DialogService dialogService) { super(dialogService); }
+
     @Override
     public void storeSettings() {
         super.storeSettings();