diff --git a/packages/backend/src/index.ts b/packages/backend/src/index.ts
index e86034dd29..6cfc4bc519 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import {
   useHotMemoize,
   notFoundHandler,
   SingleHostDiscovery,
+  UrlReaders,
 } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 import { ConfigReader, AppConfig } from '@backstage/config';
 import healthcheck from './plugins/healthcheck';
@@ -60,8 +61,9 @@ function makeCreateEnv(loadedConfigs: AppConfig[]) {
         },
       },
     );
+    const reader = UrlReaders.default({ logger }).createWithConfig(config);
     const discovery = SingleHostDiscovery.fromConfig(config);
-    return { logger, database, config, discovery };
+    return { logger, database, config, reader, discovery };
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/plugins/catalog.ts b/packages/backend/src/plugins/catalog.ts
index 219b04a0f7..c1d390f8cc 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/plugins/catalog.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/plugins/catalog.ts
@@ -28,10 +28,11 @@ import { useHotCleanup } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 
 export default async function createPlugin({
   logger,
-  database,
   config,
+  reader,
+  database,
 }: PluginEnvironment) {
-  const locationReader = new LocationReaders({ logger, config });
+  const locationReader = new LocationReaders({ logger, reader, config });
 
   const db = await DatabaseManager.createDatabase(database, { logger });
   const entitiesCatalog = new DatabaseEntitiesCatalog(db);
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/types.ts b/packages/backend/src/types.ts
index 3709fc8d9a..9257fcc9cf 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/types.ts
@@ -17,11 +17,12 @@
 import Knex from 'knex';
 import { Logger } from 'winston';
 import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
-import { PluginEndpointDiscovery } from '@backstage/backend-common';
+import { PluginEndpointDiscovery, UrlReader } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 
 export type PluginEnvironment = {
   logger: Logger;
   database: Knex;
   config: Config;
+  reader: UrlReader;
   discovery: PluginEndpointDiscovery;
 };
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/index.ts b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/index.ts
index 47ab2c5993..8165b6861a 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   useHotMemoize,
   notFoundHandler,
   SingleHostDiscovery,
+  UrlReaders,
 } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 import { ConfigReader, AppConfig } from '@backstage/config';
 import auth from './plugins/auth';
@@ -38,8 +39,9 @@ function makeCreateEnv(loadedConfigs: AppConfig[]) {
         },
       },
     );
+    const reader = UrlReaders.default({ logger }).createWithConfig(config);
     const discovery = SingleHostDiscovery.fromConfig(config);
-    return { logger, database, config, discovery };
+    return { logger, database, config, reader, discovery };
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/plugins/catalog.ts b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/plugins/catalog.ts
index aa0538a6d8..345ac4c23d 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/plugins/catalog.ts
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/plugins/catalog.ts
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ import { useHotCleanup } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 export default async function createPlugin({
   logger,
   config,
+  reader,
   database,
 }: PluginEnvironment) {
-  const locationReader = new LocationReaders({ logger, config });
+  const locationReader = new LocationReaders({ logger, reader, config });
 
   const db = await DatabaseManager.createDatabase(database, { logger });
   const entitiesCatalog = new DatabaseEntitiesCatalog(db);
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/types.ts b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/types.ts
index d145255390..aa003f63a5 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/types.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import Knex from 'knex';
 import { Logger } from 'winston';
 import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
-import { PluginEndpointDiscovery } from '@backstage/backend-common';
+import { PluginEndpointDiscovery, UrlReader } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 
 export type PluginEnvironment = {
   logger: Logger;
   database: Knex;
   config: Config;
+  reader: UrlReader
   discovery: PluginEndpointDiscovery;
 };