diff --git a/src/fsfw/pus/CServiceHealthCommanding.cpp b/src/fsfw/pus/CServiceHealthCommanding.cpp
index 4a2339d9e..8efa3287f 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/pus/CServiceHealthCommanding.cpp
+++ b/src/fsfw/pus/CServiceHealthCommanding.cpp
@@ -10,9 +10,23 @@
 CServiceHealthCommanding::CServiceHealthCommanding(HealthServiceCfg args)
     : CommandingServiceBase(args.objectId, args.apid, "PUS 201 Health MGMT", args.service,
                             args.numParallelCommands, args.commandTimeoutSeconds),
-      healthTable(args.table),
+      healthTableId(args.table),
       maxNumHealthInfoPerCycle(args.maxNumHealthInfoPerCycle) {}
 
+ReturnValue_t CServiceHealthCommanding::initialize() {
+  ReturnValue_t result = CommandingServiceBase::initialize();
+  if (result != returnvalue::OK) {
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  healthTable = ObjectManager::instance()->get<HealthTable>(healthTableId);
+  if(healthTable == nullptr) {
+    return returnvalue::FAILED;
+  }
+
+  return returnvalue::OK;
+}
+
 ReturnValue_t CServiceHealthCommanding::isValidSubservice(uint8_t subservice) {
   switch (subservice) {
     case (Subservice::COMMAND_SET_HEALTH):
@@ -134,7 +148,7 @@ void CServiceHealthCommanding::doPeriodicOperation() {
 ReturnValue_t CServiceHealthCommanding::iterateHealthTable(bool reset) {
   std::pair<object_id_t, HasHealthIF::HealthState> pair;
 
-  ReturnValue_t result = healthTable.iterate(&pair, reset);
+  ReturnValue_t result = healthTable->iterate(&pair, reset);
   if (result != returnvalue::OK) {
     return result;
   } else {
diff --git a/src/fsfw/pus/CServiceHealthCommanding.h b/src/fsfw/pus/CServiceHealthCommanding.h
index 18f6c140f..2cc16589f 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/pus/CServiceHealthCommanding.h
+++ b/src/fsfw/pus/CServiceHealthCommanding.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #include "fsfw/tmtcservices/CommandingServiceBase.h"
 
 struct HealthServiceCfg {
-  HealthServiceCfg(object_id_t objectId, uint16_t apid, HealthTable &healthTable,
+  HealthServiceCfg(object_id_t objectId, uint16_t apid, object_id_t healthTable,
                    uint16_t maxNumHealthInfoPerCycle)
       : objectId(objectId),
         apid(apid),
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ struct HealthServiceCfg {
         maxNumHealthInfoPerCycle(maxNumHealthInfoPerCycle) {}
   object_id_t objectId;
   uint16_t apid;
-  HealthTable &table;
+  object_id_t table;
   uint16_t maxNumHealthInfoPerCycle;
   uint8_t service = 201;
   uint8_t numParallelCommands = 4;
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ class CServiceHealthCommanding : public CommandingServiceBase {
   CServiceHealthCommanding(HealthServiceCfg args);
   ~CServiceHealthCommanding() override = default;
 
+  ReturnValue_t initialize() override;
+
  protected:
   /* CSB abstract function implementations */
   ReturnValue_t isValidSubservice(uint8_t subservice) override;
@@ -57,7 +59,8 @@ class CServiceHealthCommanding : public CommandingServiceBase {
   void doPeriodicOperation() override;
 
  private:
-  HealthTable &healthTable;
+  const object_id_t healthTableId;
+  HealthTable *healthTable;
   uint16_t maxNumHealthInfoPerCycle = 0;
   bool reportAllHealth = false;
   ReturnValue_t iterateHealthTable(bool reset);