diff --git a/src/cpl_core/dependency_injection/service_collection.py b/src/cpl_core/dependency_injection/service_collection.py
index 1b428a8c..a608c710 100644
--- a/src/cpl_core/dependency_injection/service_collection.py
+++ b/src/cpl_core/dependency_injection/service_collection.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from typing import Union, Type, Callable, Optional
 
+import lifetime as lifetime
+
 from cpl_core.configuration.configuration_abc import ConfigurationABC
 from cpl_core.database.database_settings import DatabaseSettings
 from cpl_core.database.context.database_context_abc import DatabaseContextABC
@@ -37,6 +39,14 @@ class ServiceCollection(ServiceCollectionABC):
 
         self._service_descriptors.append(ServiceDescriptor(service, lifetime))
 
+    def _add_descriptor_by_lifetime(self, service_type: Type, lifetime: ServiceLifetimeEnum, service: Callable = None):
+        if service is not None:
+            self._add_descriptor(service, lifetime)
+        else:
+            self._add_descriptor(service_type, lifetime)
+
+        return self
+
     def add_db_context(self, db_context_type: Type[DatabaseContextABC], db_settings: DatabaseSettings):
         self.add_singleton(DatabaseContextABC, db_context_type)
         self._database_context = self.build_service_provider().get_service(DatabaseContextABC)
@@ -46,34 +56,15 @@ class ServiceCollection(ServiceCollectionABC):
         self.add_singleton(LoggerABC, Logger)
 
     def add_singleton(self, service_type: Union[type, object], service: Union[type, object] = None):
-        impl = None
-        if service is not None:
-            if isinstance(service, type):
-                impl = self.build_service_provider().build_service(service)
-
-            self._add_descriptor(impl, ServiceLifetimeEnum.singleton)
-        else:
-            if isinstance(service_type, type):
-                impl = self.build_service_provider().build_service(service_type)
-
-            self._add_descriptor(impl, ServiceLifetimeEnum.singleton)
-
+        self._add_descriptor_by_lifetime(service_type, ServiceLifetimeEnum.singleton, service)
         return self
 
     def add_scoped(self, service_type: Type, service: Callable = None):
-        if service is not None:
-            self._add_descriptor(service, ServiceLifetimeEnum.scoped)
-        else:
-            self._add_descriptor(service_type, ServiceLifetimeEnum.scoped)
-
+        self._add_descriptor_by_lifetime(service_type, ServiceLifetimeEnum.scoped, service)
         return self
 
     def add_transient(self, service_type: type, service: type = None):
-        if service is not None:
-            self._add_descriptor(service, ServiceLifetimeEnum.transient)
-        else:
-            self._add_descriptor(service_type, ServiceLifetimeEnum.transient)
-
+        self._add_descriptor_by_lifetime(service_type, ServiceLifetimeEnum.transient, service)
         return self
 
     def build_service_provider(self) -> ServiceProviderABC:
diff --git a/src/tests/custom/general/src/general/application.py b/src/tests/custom/general/src/general/application.py
index c3113fb8..8f282560 100644
--- a/src/tests/custom/general/src/general/application.py
+++ b/src/tests/custom/general/src/general/application.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from cpl_core.console.console import Console
 from cpl_core.dependency_injection import ServiceProviderABC
 from cpl_core.logging.logger_abc import LoggerABC
 from cpl_core.mailing import EMailClientABC, EMail
+from cpl_core.pipes import IPAddressPipe
 from test_service import TestService
 
 
@@ -43,5 +44,9 @@ class Application(ApplicationABC):
         self._logger.debug(__name__, f'Customer: {self._configuration.environment.customer}')
         Console.spinner('Test', self._wait, 2, spinner_foreground_color='red')
         test: TestService = self._services.get_service(TestService)
+        ip_pipe: IPAddressPipe = self._services.get_service(IPAddressPipe)
         test.run()
+        test2: TestService = self._services.get_service(TestService)
+        ip_pipe2: IPAddressPipe = self._services.get_service(IPAddressPipe)
+        Console.write_line(f'DI working: {test == test2 and ip_pipe != ip_pipe2}')
         # self.test_send_mail()
diff --git a/src/tests/custom/general/src/general/parameter_startup.py b/src/tests/custom/general/src/general/parameter_startup.py
index 81380936..a8a7d08e 100644
--- a/src/tests/custom/general/src/general/parameter_startup.py
+++ b/src/tests/custom/general/src/general/parameter_startup.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
+from arguments.generate_argument import GenerateArgument
+from arguments.install_argument import InstallArgument
 from cpl_core.application import StartupExtensionABC
 from cpl_core.configuration import ConfigurationABC, ArgumentTypeEnum
 from cpl_core.dependency_injection import ServiceCollectionABC
 from cpl_core.environment import ApplicationEnvironmentABC
-from arguments.generate_argument import GenerateArgument
-from arguments.install_argument import InstallArgument
 
 
 class ParameterStartup(StartupExtensionABC):