diff --git a/server/api/AdminAPI.js b/server/api/AdminAPI.js
index ee4e603..f5da885 100644
--- a/server/api/AdminAPI.js
+++ b/server/api/AdminAPI.js
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ const express = require('express');
 const router = express.Router();
 const debugMode = Array.from(process.argv.map((arg) => arg.trim().toLowerCase())).includes('debug');
 const logger = require('../modules/Logger')(debugMode);
-const socketManager = new (require('../modules/SocketManager.js'))().getInstance();
-const gameManager = new (require('../modules/GameManager.js'))().getInstance();
+const socketManager = (require('../modules/SocketManager.js')).instance;
+const gameManager = (require('../modules/GameManager.js')).instance;
 const globals = require('../config/globals.js');
 const cors = require('cors');
 
diff --git a/server/api/GamesAPI.js b/server/api/GamesAPI.js
index 5a800fd..984cbbc 100644
--- a/server/api/GamesAPI.js
+++ b/server/api/GamesAPI.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const rateLimit = require('express-rate-limit').default;
 const globals = require('../config/globals.js');
 const cors = require('cors');
 
-const gameManager = new GameManager().getInstance();
+const gameManager = GameManager.instance;
 
 const gameCreationLimit = process.env.NODE_ENV.trim() === 'production'
     ? 20
diff --git a/server/modules/ActiveGameRunner.js b/server/modules/ActiveGameRunner.js
index 0a2a533..1749bee 100644
--- a/server/modules/ActiveGameRunner.js
+++ b/server/modules/ActiveGameRunner.js
@@ -4,9 +4,14 @@ const globals = require('../config/globals');
 
 class ActiveGameRunner {
     constructor (logger) {
+        if (ActiveGameRunner.instance) {
+            throw new Error('The server tried to instantiate more than one ActiveGameRunner');
+        }
+        logger.info('CREATING SINGLETON ACTIVE GAME RUNNER');
         this.activeGames = new Map();
         this.timerThreads = {};
         this.logger = logger;
+        ActiveGameRunner.instance = this;
     }
 
     /* We're only going to fork a child process for games with a timer. They will report back to the parent process whenever
@@ -61,17 +66,4 @@ class ActiveGameRunner {
     };
 }
 
-class Singleton {
-    constructor (logger) {
-        if (!Singleton.instance) {
-            logger.info('CREATING SINGLETON ACTIVE GAME RUNNER');
-            Singleton.instance = new ActiveGameRunner(logger);
-        }
-    }
-
-    getInstance () {
-        return Singleton.instance;
-    }
-}
-
-module.exports = Singleton;
+module.exports = ActiveGameRunner;
diff --git a/server/modules/GameManager.js b/server/modules/GameManager.js
index 8a2b6aa..9df27d7 100644
--- a/server/modules/GameManager.js
+++ b/server/modules/GameManager.js
@@ -6,11 +6,16 @@ const GameStateCurator = require('./GameStateCurator');
 const UsernameGenerator = require('./UsernameGenerator');
 
 class GameManager {
-    constructor (logger, environment) {
+    constructor (logger, environment, activeGameRunner) {
+        if (GameManager.instance) {
+            throw new Error('The server tried to instantiate more than one GameManager');
+        }
+        logger.info('CREATING SINGLETON GAME MANAGER');
         this.logger = logger;
         this.environment = environment;
-        this.activeGameRunner = new ActiveGameRunner(logger).getInstance();
+        this.activeGameRunner = activeGameRunner;
         this.namespace = null;
+        GameManager.instance = this;
     }
 
     setGameSocketNamespace = (namespace) => {
@@ -501,17 +506,4 @@ function getGameSize (cards) {
     return quantity;
 }
 
-class Singleton {
-    constructor (logger, environment) {
-        if (!Singleton.instance) {
-            logger.info('CREATING SINGLETON GAME MANAGER');
-            Singleton.instance = new GameManager(logger, environment);
-        }
-    }
-
-    getInstance () {
-        return Singleton.instance;
-    }
-}
-
-module.exports = Singleton;
+module.exports = GameManager;
diff --git a/server/modules/ServerBootstrapper.js b/server/modules/ServerBootstrapper.js
index fa111c5..aed2cf4 100644
--- a/server/modules/ServerBootstrapper.js
+++ b/server/modules/ServerBootstrapper.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const fs = require('fs');
 const crypto = require('crypto');
 const SocketManager = require('./SocketManager.js');
 const GameManager = require('./GameManager.js');
+const ActiveGameRunner = require("./ActiveGameRunner.js");
 const { ENVIRONMENT } = require('../config/globals.js');
 const rateLimit = require('express-rate-limit').default;
 
@@ -13,10 +14,11 @@ const ServerBootstrapper = {
 
     singletons: (logger) => {
         return {
-            socketManager: new SocketManager(logger).getInstance(),
+            activeGameRunner: new ActiveGameRunner(logger),
+            socketManager: new SocketManager(logger, ActiveGameRunner.instance),
             gameManager: process.env.NODE_ENV.trim() === 'development'
-                ? new GameManager(logger, ENVIRONMENT.LOCAL).getInstance()
-                : new GameManager(logger, ENVIRONMENT.PRODUCTION).getInstance()
+                ? new GameManager(logger, ENVIRONMENT.LOCAL, ActiveGameRunner.instance)
+                : new GameManager(logger, ENVIRONMENT.PRODUCTION, ActiveGameRunner.instance)
         };
     },
 
diff --git a/server/modules/SocketManager.js b/server/modules/SocketManager.js
index 428aa77..bd2ed04 100644
--- a/server/modules/SocketManager.js
+++ b/server/modules/SocketManager.js
@@ -3,9 +3,15 @@ const EVENT_IDS = globals.EVENT_IDS;
 const { RateLimiterMemory } = require('rate-limiter-flexible');
 
 class SocketManager {
-    constructor (logger) {
+    constructor (logger, activeGameRunner) {
+        if (SocketManager.instance) {
+            throw new Error('The server attempted to instantiate more than one SocketManager.');
+        }
+        logger.info('CREATING SINGLETON SOCKET MANAGER');
         this.logger = logger;
         this.io = null;
+        this.activeGameRunner = activeGameRunner;
+        SocketManager.instance = this;
     }
 
     broadcast = (message) => {
@@ -122,17 +128,4 @@ function registerRateLimiter (server, logger) {
     });
 }
 
-class Singleton {
-    constructor (logger) {
-        if (!Singleton.instance) {
-            logger.info('CREATING SINGLETON SOCKET MANAGER');
-            Singleton.instance = new SocketManager(logger);
-        }
-    }
-
-    getInstance () {
-        return Singleton.instance;
-    }
-}
-
-module.exports = Singleton;
+module.exports = SocketManager;
diff --git a/spec/unit/server/modules/GameManager_Spec.js b/spec/unit/server/modules/GameManager_Spec.js
index ac6d265..4811ccb 100644
--- a/spec/unit/server/modules/GameManager_Spec.js
+++ b/spec/unit/server/modules/GameManager_Spec.js
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ const USER_TYPES = globals.USER_TYPES;
 const STATUS = globals.STATUS;
 const Person = require('../../../../server/model/Person');
 const GameManager = require('../../../../server/modules/GameManager.js');
-const GameStateCurator = require('../../../../server/modules/GameStateCurator');
+const GameStateCurator = require('../../../../server/modules/GameStateCurator.js');
+const ActiveGameRunner = require("../../../../server/modules/ActiveGameRunner.js");
 const logger = require('../../../../server/modules/Logger.js')(false);
 
 describe('GameManager', () => {
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ describe('GameManager', () => {
         const inObj = { emit: () => {} };
         namespace = { in: () => { return inObj; }, to: () => { return inObj; } };
         socket = { id: '123', emit: () => {}, to: () => { return { emit: () => {} }; } };
-        gameManager = new GameManager(logger, globals.ENVIRONMENT.PRODUCTION).getInstance();
+        gameManager = new GameManager(logger, globals.ENVIRONMENT.PRODUCTION, new ActiveGameRunner(logger));
         gameManager.setGameSocketNamespace(namespace);
     });