diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Publishing/PublishingStrategy.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Publishing/PublishingStrategy.cs
index 064822f39c..e09b26a74d 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Publishing/PublishingStrategy.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Publishing/PublishingStrategy.cs
@@ -31,7 +31,17 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Publishing
         {
             if (eventMessagesFactory == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("eventMessagesFactory");
             if (logger == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("logger");
-            _scopeProvider = new ScopeProvider(new DefaultDatabaseFactory(Constants.System.UmbracoConnectionName, LoggerResolver.Current.Logger));
+            _scopeProvider = new ScopeProvider(new DefaultDatabaseFactory(Constants.System.UmbracoConnectionName, logger));
+            _eventMessagesFactory = eventMessagesFactory;
+            _logger = logger;
+        }
+
+        [EditorBrowsable(EditorBrowsableState.Never)]
+        public PublishingStrategy(IScopeProvider scopeProvider, IEventMessagesFactory eventMessagesFactory, ILogger logger)
+        {
+            if (eventMessagesFactory == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("eventMessagesFactory");
+            if (logger == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("logger");
+            _scopeProvider = scopeProvider;
             _eventMessagesFactory = eventMessagesFactory;
             _logger = logger;
         }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/ContentService.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/ContentService.cs
index 51628f456a..87425e34d1 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/ContentService.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Services/ContentService.cs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Services
         {
             if (dataTypeService == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("dataTypeService");
             if (userService == null) throw new ArgumentNullException("userService");
-            _publishingStrategy = new PublishingStrategy(eventMessagesFactory, logger);
+            _publishingStrategy = new PublishingStrategy(UowProvider.ScopeProvider, eventMessagesFactory, logger);
             _dataTypeService = dataTypeService;
             _userService = userService;
         }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Publishing/PublishingStrategyTests.cs b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Publishing/PublishingStrategyTests.cs
index 68d4791377..7dbb1cec6f 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Tests/Publishing/PublishingStrategyTests.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Tests/Publishing/PublishingStrategyTests.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ using umbraco.interfaces;
 using System.Linq;
 using Moq;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.UnitOfWork;
+using Umbraco.Core.Scoping;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Tests.Publishing
 {
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Publishing
                 ServiceContext.ContentTypeService.GetContentType("umbTextpage"), "Sub Sub Sub", mandatorContent.Id);
             ServiceContext.ContentService.Save(subContent, 0);
             
-            IPublishingStrategy2 strategy = new PublishingStrategy(new TransientMessagesFactory(), Logger);
+            IPublishingStrategy2 strategy = new PublishingStrategy(DatabaseContext.ScopeProvider, new TransientMessagesFactory(), Logger);
 
             //publish root and nodes at it's children level
             var listToPublish = ServiceContext.ContentService.GetDescendants(_homePage.Id).Concat(new[] { _homePage });
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Publishing
         {
             CreateTestData();
 
-            IPublishingStrategy2 strategy = new PublishingStrategy(new TransientMessagesFactory(), Logger);
+            IPublishingStrategy2 strategy = new PublishingStrategy(DatabaseContext.ScopeProvider, new TransientMessagesFactory(), Logger);
 
 
             PublishingStrategy.Publishing +=PublishingStrategyPublishing;
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Publishing
         {
             CreateTestData();
 
-            IPublishingStrategy2 strategy = new PublishingStrategy(new TransientMessagesFactory(), Logger);
+            IPublishingStrategy2 strategy = new PublishingStrategy(DatabaseContext.ScopeProvider, new TransientMessagesFactory(), Logger);
 
             //publish root and nodes at it's children level
             var result1 = strategy.Publish(_unitOfWork, _homePage, 0);
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Tests.Publishing
         {
             CreateTestData();
 
-            IPublishingStrategy2 strategy = new PublishingStrategy(new TransientMessagesFactory(), Logger);
+            IPublishingStrategy2 strategy = new PublishingStrategy(DatabaseContext.ScopeProvider, new TransientMessagesFactory(), Logger);
 
             //publish root and nodes at it's children level
             var result1 = strategy.Publish(_unitOfWork, _homePage, 0);