diff --git a/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/AndroidComponent.java b/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/AndroidComponent.java
index 92a4e8ccb..5bc21c1cc 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/AndroidComponent.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/AndroidComponent.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import org.briarproject.CoreModule;
 import org.briarproject.android.api.AndroidExecutor;
 import org.briarproject.android.api.AndroidNotificationManager;
 import org.briarproject.android.api.ReferenceManager;
+import org.briarproject.android.forum.ForumPersistentData;
 import org.briarproject.android.report.BriarReportSender;
 import org.briarproject.api.contact.ContactExchangeTask;
 import org.briarproject.api.contact.ContactManager;
@@ -109,6 +110,8 @@ public interface AndroidComponent extends CoreEagerSingletons {
 
 	AndroidExecutor androidExecutor();
 
+	ForumPersistentData forumPersistentData();
+
 	@IoExecutor
 	Executor ioExecutor();
 
diff --git a/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/AppModule.java b/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/AppModule.java
index ed2ef2724..36933a118 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/AppModule.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/org/briarproject/android/AppModule.java
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public class AppModule {
 
 	@Provides
 	@Singleton
-	ForumPersistentData provideForumPersistence(ForumPersistentData fpd) {
-		return fpd;
+	ForumPersistentData provideForumPersistence() {
+		return new ForumPersistentData();
 	}
 }