diff --git a/src/bin/background-worker.rs b/src/bin/background-worker.rs
index ebc1c4ce965..79fd9f400e8 100644
--- a/src/bin/background-worker.rs
+++ b/src/bin/background-worker.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ use crates_io::cloudfront::CloudFront;
 use crates_io::db::DieselPool;
 use crates_io::fastly::Fastly;
 use crates_io::storage::Storage;
+use crates_io::team_repo::TeamRepoImpl;
 use crates_io::worker::{Environment, RunnerExt};
 use crates_io::{config, Emails};
 use crates_io::{db, ssh};
@@ -76,7 +77,8 @@ fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         .expect("Couldn't build client");
 
     let emails = Emails::from_environment(&config);
-    let fastly = Fastly::from_environment(client);
+    let fastly = Fastly::from_environment(client.clone());
+    let team_repo = TeamRepoImpl::new(client);
 
     let connection_pool = r2d2::Pool::builder()
         .max_size(10)
@@ -90,6 +92,7 @@ fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         .storage(storage)
         .connection_pool(DieselPool::new_background_worker(connection_pool.clone()))
         .emails(emails)
+        .team_repo(Box::new(team_repo))
         .build()?;
 
     let environment = Arc::new(environment);
diff --git a/src/tests/util/test_app.rs b/src/tests/util/test_app.rs
index e434c28684d..0106dd604b3 100644
--- a/src/tests/util/test_app.rs
+++ b/src/tests/util/test_app.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use crates_io::middleware::cargo_compat::StatusCodeConfig;
 use crates_io::models::token::{CrateScope, EndpointScope};
 use crates_io::rate_limiter::{LimitedAction, RateLimiterConfig};
 use crates_io::storage::StorageConfig;
+use crates_io::team_repo::MockTeamRepo;
 use crates_io::worker::{Environment, RunnerExt};
 use crates_io::{App, Emails, Env};
 use crates_io_index::testing::UpstreamIndex;
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ impl TestApp {
             index: None,
             build_job_runner: false,
             use_chaos_proxy: false,
+            team_repo: MockTeamRepo::new(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -204,6 +206,7 @@ pub struct TestAppBuilder {
     index: Option<UpstreamIndex>,
     build_job_runner: bool,
     use_chaos_proxy: bool,
+    team_repo: MockTeamRepo,
 }
 
 impl TestAppBuilder {
@@ -259,11 +262,13 @@ impl TestAppBuilder {
                 index_location: index.url(),
                 credentials: Credentials::Missing,
             };
+
             let environment = Environment::builder()
                 .repository_config(repository_config)
                 .storage(app.storage.clone())
                 .connection_pool(app.primary_database.clone())
                 .emails(app.emails.clone())
+                .team_repo(Box::new(self.team_repo))
                 .build()
                 .unwrap();
 
@@ -351,6 +356,11 @@ impl TestAppBuilder {
         self
     }
 
+    pub fn with_team_repo(mut self, team_repo: MockTeamRepo) -> Self {
+        self.team_repo = team_repo;
+        self
+    }
+
     pub fn with_replica(mut self) -> Self {
         let primary = &self.config.db.primary;
 
diff --git a/src/worker/environment.rs b/src/worker/environment.rs
index bc1e651cbbc..94143a36944 100644
--- a/src/worker/environment.rs
+++ b/src/worker/environment.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use crate::cloudfront::CloudFront;
 use crate::db::DieselPool;
 use crate::fastly::Fastly;
 use crate::storage::Storage;
+use crate::team_repo::TeamRepo;
 use crate::typosquat;
 use crate::Emails;
 use crates_io_index::{Repository, RepositoryConfig};
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ pub struct Environment {
     pub storage: Arc<Storage>,
     pub connection_pool: DieselPool,
     pub emails: Emails,
+    pub team_repo: Box<dyn TeamRepo + Send + Sync>,
 
     /// A lazily initialised cache of the most popular crates ready to use in typosquatting checks.
     #[builder(default, setter(skip))]