diff --git a/UPGRADE.md b/UPGRADE.md
index 3d97a43d..e9481117 100644
--- a/UPGRADE.md
+++ b/UPGRADE.md
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 # Upgrade Notes
+### 5.0.3
+- **[BUGFIX]**: Do not initialize `memberStorageId` in UserManager::constructor to prevent early db connection 
 
 ### 5.0.2
 - **[IMPROVEMENT]**: RoleOptionsProvider now shows the default role in UserGroup objects if no configuration was made [#201](https://github.com/dachcom-digital/pimcore-members/issues/201)
diff --git a/src/Manager/UserManager.php b/src/Manager/UserManager.php
index ca0074c7..c4801208 100644
--- a/src/Manager/UserManager.php
+++ b/src/Manager/UserManager.php
@@ -11,17 +11,11 @@ class UserManager implements UserManagerInterface
 {
     protected Configuration $configuration;
     protected ClassManagerInterface $classManager;
-    protected int $memberStorageId;
 
     public function __construct(Configuration $configuration, ClassManagerInterface $classManager)
     {
         $this->configuration = $configuration;
         $this->classManager = $classManager;
-
-        $storagePath = $configuration->getConfig('storage_path');
-        if (($membersStoreObject = DataObject::getByPath($storagePath)) instanceof DataObject\Folder) {
-            $this->memberStorageId = $membersStoreObject->getId();
-        }
     }
 
     public function getClass(): string
@@ -187,10 +181,16 @@ public function updateUser(UserInterface $user, array $properties = []): UserInt
 
     private function setupNewUser(UserInterface $user, ?string $key): UserInterface
     {
+        $memberStorageId = null;
         $validKey = $key ?? $user->getEmail();
 
+        $storagePath = $this->configuration->getConfig('storage_path');
+        if (($membersStoreObject = DataObject::getByPath($storagePath)) instanceof DataObject\Folder) {
+            $memberStorageId = $membersStoreObject->getId();
+        }
+
         $user->setKey(\Pimcore\File::getValidFilename($validKey));
-        $user->setParentId($this->memberStorageId);
+        $user->setParentId($memberStorageId);
 
         $userGroups = [];
         $userConfiguration = $this->configuration->getConfig('user');