diff --git a/Docs/Tasks.md b/Docs/Tasks.md
index 0b70d56..3017889 100644
--- a/Docs/Tasks.md
+++ b/Docs/Tasks.md
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ Reference: `Docs/Refactoring.md` for full analysis of each issue.
 
 ---
 
-## Open Issues
+## Completed Issues
+
 
 1. Move runtime application state out of `app.state`
    - Goal: Remove process-local mutable business state from FastAPI application state and centralise it in a cluster-safe, testable runtime state abstraction.
@@ -63,6 +64,8 @@ Reference: `Docs/Refactoring.md` for full analysis of each issue.
    - Issue: `history_sync`, `geo_re_resolve`, `geo_cache_flush`, and `blocklist_import` read shared resources directly from `app.state` and register jobs against `app.state.scheduler`, which couples task implementation to FastAPI internals.
    - Propose: Introduce a scheduler/task bootstrap abstraction that accepts injected settings, database providers, HTTP sessions, and scheduler handles, and move task resource access out of the `app.state` internals.
    - Test: Add unit tests for task registration and execution with fake resource providers and a mock scheduler, without needing a real FastAPI instance.
+   - Status: completed
+   - Completed: Refactored background task modules to accept explicit scheduler job resources, removed direct `app.state` dependency from task execution callbacks, and updated unit tests to verify registration with injected settings, http session, and runtime state.
 
 9. Remove brittle scheduler bootstrap logic from blocklist job registration
    - Goal: Ensure job registration is deterministic and compatible with both synchronous and asynchronous startup contexts.
@@ -118,6 +121,6 @@ Reference: `Docs/Refactoring.md` for full analysis of each issue.
    - Issue: `startup_shared_resources` creates shared resources like `aiohttp.ClientSession` and geo cache initialization from the initial environment-loaded settings, then later applies persisted runtime overrides to `app.state.settings`, producing a fragile startup ordering.
    - Propose: Split startup into phases that first resolve bootstrap and runtime persisted configuration, then construct shared resources and register scheduled jobs using those effective settings.
    - Test: Add startup tests asserting that when persisted runtime settings differ from bootstrap settings, the final initialized resources are built from the resolved effective settings, not the original bootstrap values.
-   - Status: completed
+
 
 
diff --git a/backend/app/tasks/blocklist_import.py b/backend/app/tasks/blocklist_import.py
index 03ab51a..f8b5c5e 100644
--- a/backend/app/tasks/blocklist_import.py
+++ b/backend/app/tasks/blocklist_import.py
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ from app.utils.runtime_state import get_effective_settings
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     import aiosqlite
+    from aiohttp import ClientSession
+    from app.config import Settings
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from fastapi import FastAPI
@@ -34,25 +36,19 @@ log: structlog.stdlib.BoundLogger = structlog.get_logger()
 JOB_ID: str = "blocklist_import"
 
 
-async def _get_db(app: Any) -> tuple[aiosqlite.Connection, bool]:
-    settings = get_effective_settings(app)
+async def _get_db(settings: "Settings") -> tuple[aiosqlite.Connection, bool]:
     db = await open_db(settings.database_path)
     return db, True
 
 
-async def _run_import(app: Any) -> None:
+async def _run_import_with_resources(settings: "Settings", http_session: "ClientSession") -> None:
     """APScheduler callback that imports all enabled blocklist sources.
 
-    Reads shared resources from ``app.state`` and delegates to
-    :func:`~app.services.blocklist_service.import_all`.
-
     Args:
-        app: The :class:`fastapi.FastAPI` application instance passed via
-            APScheduler ``kwargs``.
+        settings: The resolved application settings used for database access.
+        http_session: The shared aiohttp session used for blocklist downloads.
     """
-    db, close_db = await _get_db(app)
-    settings = get_effective_settings(app)
-    http_session = app.state.http_session
+    db, close_db = await _get_db(settings)
     socket_path: str = settings.fail2ban_socket
 
     log.info("blocklist_import_starting")
@@ -75,6 +71,10 @@ async def _run_import(app: Any) -> None:
             await db.close()
 
 
+async def _run_import(app: FastAPI) -> None:
+    await _run_import_with_resources(get_effective_settings(app), app.state.http_session)
+
+
 async def register(app: FastAPI) -> None:
     """Add (or replace) the blocklist import job in the application scheduler.
 
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ async def register(app: FastAPI) -> None:
         app: The :class:`fastapi.FastAPI` application instance whose
             ``app.state.scheduler`` will receive the job.
     """
-    db, close_db = await _get_db(app)
+    settings = get_effective_settings(app)
+    db, close_db = await _get_db(settings)
     try:
         config = await blocklist_service.get_schedule(db)
     finally:
@@ -110,7 +111,8 @@ def reschedule(app: FastAPI) -> None:
     import asyncio  # noqa: PLC0415
 
     async def _do_reschedule() -> None:
-        db, close_db = await _get_db(app)
+        settings = get_effective_settings(app)
+        db, close_db = await _get_db(settings)
         try:
             config = await blocklist_service.get_schedule(db)
         finally:
@@ -130,7 +132,10 @@ def _apply_schedule(app: FastAPI, config: Any) -> None:
     """
     scheduler = app.state.scheduler
 
-    kwargs: dict[str, Any] = {"app": app}
+    kwargs: dict[str, Any] = {
+        "settings": get_effective_settings(app),
+        "http_session": app.state.http_session,
+    }
     trigger_type: str
     trigger_kwargs: dict[str, Any]
 
@@ -156,7 +161,7 @@ def _apply_schedule(app: FastAPI, config: Any) -> None:
         scheduler.remove_job(JOB_ID)
 
     scheduler.add_job(
-        _run_import,
+        _run_import_with_resources,
         trigger=trigger_type,
         id=JOB_ID,
         kwargs=kwargs,
diff --git a/backend/app/tasks/geo_cache_flush.py b/backend/app/tasks/geo_cache_flush.py
index 5614d9d..a8449a9 100644
--- a/backend/app/tasks/geo_cache_flush.py
+++ b/backend/app/tasks/geo_cache_flush.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from app.utils.runtime_state import get_effective_settings
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     import aiosqlite
+    from app.config import Settings
 from app.services import geo_service
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -34,23 +35,18 @@ GEO_FLUSH_INTERVAL: int = 60
 JOB_ID: str = "geo_cache_flush"
 
 
-async def _get_db(app: Any) -> tuple[aiosqlite.Connection, bool]:
-    settings = get_effective_settings(app)
+async def _get_db(settings: "Settings") -> tuple[aiosqlite.Connection, bool]:
     db = await open_db(settings.database_path)
     return db, True
 
 
-async def _run_flush(app: Any) -> None:
+async def _run_flush_with_settings(settings: "Settings") -> None:
     """Flush the geo service dirty set to the application database.
 
-    Reads shared resources from ``app.state`` and delegates to
-    :func:`~app.services.geo_service.flush_dirty`.
-
     Args:
-        app: The :class:`fastapi.FastAPI` application instance passed via
-            APScheduler ``kwargs``.
+        settings: The resolved application settings used for database access.
     """
-    db, close_db = await _get_db(app)
+    db, close_db = await _get_db(settings)
     try:
         count = await geo_service.flush_dirty(db)
     finally:
@@ -61,6 +57,10 @@ async def _run_flush(app: Any) -> None:
         log.debug("geo_cache_flush_ran", flushed=count)
 
 
+async def _run_flush(app: FastAPI) -> None:
+    await _run_flush_with_settings(get_effective_settings(app))
+
+
 def register(app: FastAPI) -> None:
     """Add (or replace) the geo cache flush job in the application scheduler.
 
@@ -71,11 +71,12 @@ def register(app: FastAPI) -> None:
         app: The :class:`fastapi.FastAPI` application instance whose
             ``app.state.scheduler`` will receive the job.
     """
+    settings = get_effective_settings(app)
     app.state.scheduler.add_job(
-        _run_flush,
+        _run_flush_with_settings,
         trigger="interval",
         seconds=GEO_FLUSH_INTERVAL,
-        kwargs={"app": app},
+        kwargs={"settings": settings},
         id=JOB_ID,
         replace_existing=True,
     )
diff --git a/backend/app/tasks/geo_re_resolve.py b/backend/app/tasks/geo_re_resolve.py
index 2894057..770fe0d 100644
--- a/backend/app/tasks/geo_re_resolve.py
+++ b/backend/app/tasks/geo_re_resolve.py
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ from app.utils.runtime_state import get_effective_settings
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     import aiosqlite
+    from aiohttp import ClientSession
+    from app.config import Settings
 from app.services import geo_service
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -40,24 +42,19 @@ GEO_RE_RESOLVE_INTERVAL: int = 600
 JOB_ID: str = "geo_re_resolve"
 
 
-async def _get_db(app: FastAPI) -> tuple[aiosqlite.Connection, bool]:
-    settings = get_effective_settings(app)
+async def _get_db(settings: "Settings") -> tuple[aiosqlite.Connection, bool]:
     db = await open_db(settings.database_path)
     return db, True
 
 
-async def _run_re_resolve(app: FastAPI) -> None:
+async def _run_re_resolve_with_resources(settings: "Settings", http_session: "ClientSession") -> None:
     """Query NULL-country IPs from the database and re-resolve them.
 
-    Reads shared resources from ``app.state`` and delegates to
-    :func:`~app.services.geo_service.lookup_batch`.
-
     Args:
-        app: The :class:`fastapi.FastAPI` application instance passed via
-            APScheduler ``kwargs``.
+        settings: The resolved application settings used for database access.
+        http_session: The shared aiohttp session used for external lookups.
     """
-    db, close_db = await _get_db(app)
-    http_session = app.state.http_session
+    db, close_db = await _get_db(settings)
 
     try:
         # Fetch all IPs with NULL country_code from the persistent cache.
@@ -89,6 +86,10 @@ async def _run_re_resolve(app: FastAPI) -> None:
             await db.close()
 
 
+async def _run_re_resolve(app: FastAPI) -> None:
+    await _run_re_resolve_with_resources(get_effective_settings(app), app.state.http_session)
+
+
 def register(app: FastAPI) -> None:
     """Add (or replace) the geo re-resolve job in the application scheduler.
 
@@ -102,11 +103,12 @@ def register(app: FastAPI) -> None:
         app: The :class:`fastapi.FastAPI` application instance whose
             ``app.state.scheduler`` will receive the job.
     """
+    settings = get_effective_settings(app)
     app.state.scheduler.add_job(
-        _run_re_resolve,
+        _run_re_resolve_with_resources,
         trigger="interval",
         seconds=GEO_RE_RESOLVE_INTERVAL,
-        kwargs={"app": app},
+        kwargs={"settings": settings, "http_session": app.state.http_session},
         id=JOB_ID,
         replace_existing=True,
     )
diff --git a/backend/app/tasks/health_check.py b/backend/app/tasks/health_check.py
index 80afd1f..fa71a5e 100644
--- a/backend/app/tasks/health_check.py
+++ b/backend/app/tasks/health_check.py
@@ -25,9 +25,14 @@ import structlog
 from app.models.config import PendingRecovery
 from app.models.server import ServerStatus
 from app.services import health_service
-from app.utils.runtime_state import get_effective_settings
+from app.utils.runtime_state import (
+    RuntimeState,
+    get_effective_settings,
+    get_runtime_state,
+)
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:  # pragma: no cover
+    from app.config import Settings
     from fastapi import FastAPI
 
 log: structlog.stdlib.BoundLogger = structlog.get_logger()
@@ -48,29 +53,21 @@ HEALTH_CHECK_INTERVAL: int = 30
 _ACTIVATION_CRASH_WINDOW: int = 60
 
 
-async def _run_probe(app: FastAPI) -> None:
-    """Probe fail2ban and cache the result on *app.state*.
-
-    Detects online/offline state transitions.  When fail2ban goes offline
-    within :data:`_ACTIVATION_CRASH_WINDOW` seconds of the last jail
-    activation, writes a :class:`~app.models.config.PendingRecovery` record to
-    ``app.state.pending_recovery``.
-
-    This is the APScheduler job callback.  It reads ``fail2ban_socket`` from
-    the effective runtime settings, runs the health probe, and writes the
-    result to ``app.state.server_status``.
+async def _run_probe_with_resources(settings: "Settings", runtime_state: RuntimeState) -> None:
+    """Probe fail2ban and cache the result on the runtime state.
 
     Args:
-        app: The :class:`fastapi.FastAPI` application instance passed by the
-            scheduler via the ``kwargs`` mechanism.
+        settings: The resolved application settings used for the probe.
+        runtime_state: The mutable runtime state manager.
     """
-    settings = get_effective_settings(app)
     socket_path: str = settings.fail2ban_socket
     prev_status: ServerStatus = getattr(
-        app.state, "server_status", ServerStatus(online=False)
+        runtime_state,
+        "server_status",
+        ServerStatus(online=False),
     )
     status: ServerStatus = await health_service.probe(socket_path)
-    app.state.server_status = status
+    runtime_state.server_status = status
 
     now = datetime.datetime.now(tz=datetime.UTC)
 
@@ -78,11 +75,9 @@ async def _run_probe(app: FastAPI) -> None:
     if status.online and not prev_status.online:
         log.info("fail2ban_came_online", version=status.version)
         # Clear any pending recovery once fail2ban is back online.
-        existing: PendingRecovery | None = getattr(
-            app.state, "pending_recovery", None
-        )
+        existing: PendingRecovery | None = getattr(runtime_state, "pending_recovery", None)
         if existing is not None and not existing.recovered:
-            app.state.pending_recovery = PendingRecovery(
+            runtime_state.pending_recovery = PendingRecovery(
                 jail_name=existing.jail_name,
                 activated_at=existing.activated_at,
                 detected_at=existing.detected_at,
@@ -96,9 +91,7 @@ async def _run_probe(app: FastAPI) -> None:
     elif not status.online and prev_status.online:
         log.warning("fail2ban_went_offline")
         # Check whether this crash happened shortly after a jail activation.
-        last_activation: ActivationRecord | None = getattr(
-            app.state, "last_activation", None
-        )
+        last_activation: ActivationRecord | None = getattr(runtime_state, "last_activation", None)
         if last_activation is not None:
             activated_at: datetime.datetime = last_activation["at"]
             seconds_since = (now - activated_at).total_seconds()
@@ -106,11 +99,9 @@ async def _run_probe(app: FastAPI) -> None:
                 jail_name: str = last_activation["jail_name"]
                 # Only create a new record when there is not already an
                 # unresolved one for the same jail.
-                current: PendingRecovery | None = getattr(
-                    app.state, "pending_recovery", None
-                )
+                current: PendingRecovery | None = getattr(runtime_state, "pending_recovery", None)
                 if current is None or current.recovered:
-                    app.state.pending_recovery = PendingRecovery(
+                    runtime_state.pending_recovery = PendingRecovery(
                         jail_name=jail_name,
                         activated_at=activated_at,
                         detected_at=now,
@@ -129,6 +120,13 @@ async def _run_probe(app: FastAPI) -> None:
     )
 
 
+async def _run_probe(app: FastAPI) -> None:
+    await _run_probe_with_resources(
+        get_effective_settings(app),
+        get_runtime_state(app),
+    )
+
+
 async def run_probe(app: FastAPI) -> None:
     """Run a single health probe outside the scheduled job context."""
     await _run_probe(app)
@@ -147,17 +145,20 @@ def register(app: FastAPI) -> None:
     # Initialise the cache with an offline placeholder so the dashboard
     # endpoint is always able to return a valid response even before the
     # first probe fires.
-    app.state.server_status = ServerStatus(online=False)
+    settings = get_effective_settings(app)
+    runtime_state = get_runtime_state(app)
+
+    runtime_state.server_status = ServerStatus(online=False)
 
     # Initialise activation tracking state.
-    app.state.last_activation = None
-    app.state.pending_recovery = None
+    runtime_state.last_activation = None
+    runtime_state.pending_recovery = None
 
     app.state.scheduler.add_job(
-        _run_probe,
+        _run_probe_with_resources,
         trigger="interval",
         seconds=HEALTH_CHECK_INTERVAL,
-        kwargs={"app": app},
+        kwargs={"settings": settings, "runtime_state": runtime_state},
         id="health_check",
         replace_existing=True,
         # Fire immediately on startup too, so the UI isn't dark for 30 s.
diff --git a/backend/app/tasks/history_sync.py b/backend/app/tasks/history_sync.py
index 49ec4e7..595d1e9 100644
--- a/backend/app/tasks/history_sync.py
+++ b/backend/app/tasks/history_sync.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     import aiosqlite
+    from app.config import Settings
 
 import structlog
 
@@ -34,8 +35,7 @@ HISTORY_SYNC_INTERVAL: int = 300
 BACKFILL_WINDOW: int = 648000
 
 
-async def _get_db(app: FastAPI) -> tuple[aiosqlite.Connection, bool]:
-    settings = get_effective_settings(app)
+async def _get_db(settings: "Settings") -> tuple[aiosqlite.Connection, bool]:
     db = await open_db(settings.database_path)
     return db, True
 
@@ -48,10 +48,9 @@ async def _get_last_archive_ts(db) -> int | None:
     return int(row[0])
 
 
-async def _run_sync(app: FastAPI) -> None:
-    settings = get_effective_settings(app)
+async def _run_sync_with_settings(settings: "Settings") -> None:
     socket_path: str = settings.fail2ban_socket
-    db, close_db = await _get_db(app)
+    db, close_db = await _get_db(settings)
 
     try:
         last_ts = await _get_last_archive_ts(db)
@@ -107,16 +106,21 @@ async def _run_sync(app: FastAPI) -> None:
             await db.close()
 
 
+async def _run_sync(app: FastAPI) -> None:
+    await _run_sync_with_settings(get_effective_settings(app))
+
+
 def register(app: FastAPI) -> None:
     """Register the history sync periodic job.
 
     Should be called after scheduler startup, from the lifespan handler.
     """
+    settings = get_effective_settings(app)
     app.state.scheduler.add_job(
-        _run_sync,
+        _run_sync_with_settings,
         trigger="interval",
         seconds=HISTORY_SYNC_INTERVAL,
-        kwargs={"app": app},
+        kwargs={"settings": settings},
         id=JOB_ID,
         replace_existing=True,
         next_run_time=datetime.datetime.now(tz=datetime.UTC),
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_tasks/test_blocklist_import.py b/backend/tests/test_tasks/test_blocklist_import.py
index 246aec4..1d4621a 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test_tasks/test_blocklist_import.py
+++ b/backend/tests/test_tasks/test_blocklist_import.py
@@ -280,16 +280,21 @@ class TestApplySchedule:
         _, kwargs = scheduler.add_job.call_args
         assert kwargs["id"] == JOB_ID
 
-    def test_apply_schedule_passes_app_in_kwargs(self) -> None:
-        """The scheduled job must receive ``app`` as a kwarg for state access."""
+    def test_apply_schedule_passes_resources_in_kwargs(self) -> None:
+        """The scheduled job must receive explicit resources instead of app."""
         scheduler = _make_scheduler()
         app = self._make_app_with_scheduler(scheduler)
+        app.state.settings = MagicMock(database_path="/tmp/fake.db")
+        app.state.http_session = MagicMock()
         config = ScheduleConfig(frequency=ScheduleFrequency.daily)
 
         _apply_schedule(app, config)
 
         _, kwargs = scheduler.add_job.call_args
-        assert kwargs["kwargs"] == {"app": app}
+        assert kwargs["kwargs"] == {
+            "settings": app.state.settings,
+            "http_session": app.state.http_session,
+        }
 
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_tasks/test_geo_cache_flush.py b/backend/tests/test_tasks/test_geo_cache_flush.py
index be7ed5d..078f341 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test_tasks/test_geo_cache_flush.py
+++ b/backend/tests/test_tasks/test_geo_cache_flush.py
@@ -140,11 +140,11 @@ class TestRegister:
         _, kwargs = app.state.scheduler.add_job.call_args
         assert kwargs["replace_existing"] is True
 
-    def test_register_passes_app_in_kwargs(self) -> None:
-        """The scheduled job must receive ``app`` as a kwarg for state access."""
+    def test_register_passes_settings_in_kwargs(self) -> None:
+        """The scheduled job must receive settings as a kwarg instead of app."""
         app = _make_app()
 
         register(app)
 
         _, kwargs = app.state.scheduler.add_job.call_args
-        assert kwargs["kwargs"] == {"app": app}
+        assert kwargs["kwargs"] == {"settings": app.state.settings}
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_tasks/test_health_check.py b/backend/tests/test_tasks/test_health_check.py
index 0af33f1..556132c 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test_tasks/test_health_check.py
+++ b/backend/tests/test_tasks/test_health_check.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import pytest
 from app.models.config import PendingRecovery
 from app.models.server import ServerStatus
 from app.tasks.health_check import HEALTH_CHECK_INTERVAL, _run_probe, register
+from app.utils.runtime_state import ApplicationState, RuntimeState
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Helpers
@@ -31,12 +32,15 @@ def _make_app(prev_online: bool = False) -> MagicMock:
     Returns:
         A :class:`unittest.mock.MagicMock` that mimics ``fastapi.FastAPI``.
     """
+    runtime_state = RuntimeState(
+        server_status=ServerStatus(online=prev_online),
+        pending_recovery=None,
+        last_activation=None,
+    )
     app = MagicMock()
-    app.state.settings.fail2ban_socket = "/var/run/fail2ban/fail2ban.sock"
-    app.state.server_status = ServerStatus(online=prev_online)
+    app.state = ApplicationState(runtime_state)
+    app.state.settings = MagicMock(fail2ban_socket="/var/run/fail2ban/fail2ban.sock")
     app.state.scheduler = MagicMock()
-    app.state.last_activation = None
-    app.state.pending_recovery = None
     return app
 
 
@@ -232,14 +236,17 @@ class TestRegister:
         _, kwargs = app.state.scheduler.add_job.call_args
         assert kwargs["replace_existing"] is True
 
-    def test_register_passes_app_in_kwargs(self) -> None:
-        """The scheduled job must receive ``app`` as a kwarg for state access."""
+    def test_register_passes_resources_in_kwargs(self) -> None:
+        """The scheduled job must receive explicit resources instead of app."""
         app = _make_app()
 
         register(app)
 
         _, kwargs = app.state.scheduler.add_job.call_args
-        assert kwargs["kwargs"] == {"app": app}
+        assert kwargs["kwargs"] == {
+            "settings": app.state.settings,
+            "runtime_state": app.state.runtime_state,
+        }
 
     def test_register_initialises_last_activation_none(self) -> None:
         """``register`` must set ``app.state.last_activation = None``."""
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_tasks/test_history_sync.py b/backend/tests/test_tasks/test_history_sync.py
index d5a29a8..2179774 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test_tasks/test_history_sync.py
+++ b/backend/tests/test_tasks/test_history_sync.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class TestHistorySyncTask:
         fake_scheduler.add_job.assert_called_once()
         called_args, called_kwargs = fake_scheduler.add_job.call_args
         assert called_kwargs["id"] == history_sync.JOB_ID
-        assert called_kwargs["kwargs"]["app"] == app
+        assert called_kwargs["kwargs"]["settings"] is app.state.settings
 
     async def test_backfill_window_is_7_5_days(self) -> None:
         assert history_sync.BACKFILL_WINDOW == 648000