diff --git a/modules/api/api.py b/modules/api/api.py
index 50ad9ef3..9754be03 100644
--- a/modules/api/api.py
+++ b/modules/api/api.py
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ from modules import sd_samplers, deepbooru, images, scripts, ui, postprocessing,
 from modules.api import models
 from modules.shared import opts
 from modules.processing import StableDiffusionProcessingTxt2Img, StableDiffusionProcessingImg2Img, process_images, process_extra_images
-from modules.textual_inversion.textual_inversion import create_embedding
+import modules.textual_inversion.textual_inversion
+from modules.shared import cmd_opts
+
 from PIL import PngImagePlugin
 from modules.realesrgan_model import get_realesrgan_models
 from modules import devices
@@ -265,6 +267,10 @@ class Api:
         if not self.default_script_arg_img2img:
             self.default_script_arg_img2img = self.init_default_script_args(img2img_script_runner)
 
+        self.embedding_db = modules.textual_inversion.textual_inversion.EmbeddingDatabase()
+        self.embedding_db.add_embedding_dir(cmd_opts.embeddings_dir)
+        self.embedding_db.load_textual_inversion_embeddings(force_reload=True, sync_with_sd_model=False)
+
 
 
     def add_api_route(self, path: str, endpoint, **kwargs):
@@ -744,8 +750,6 @@ class Api:
         return styleList
 
     def get_embeddings(self):
-        db = sd_hijack.model_hijack.embedding_db
-
         def convert_embedding(embedding):
             return {
                 "step": embedding.step,
@@ -759,13 +763,13 @@ class Api:
             return {embedding.name: convert_embedding(embedding) for embedding in embeddings.values()}
 
         return {
-            "loaded": convert_embeddings(db.word_embeddings),
-            "skipped": convert_embeddings(db.skipped_embeddings),
+            "loaded": convert_embeddings(self.embedding_db.word_embeddings),
+            "skipped": convert_embeddings(self.embedding_db.skipped_embeddings),
         }
 
     def refresh_embeddings(self):
         with self.queue_lock:
-            sd_hijack.model_hijack.embedding_db.load_textual_inversion_embeddings(force_reload=True)
+            self.embedding_db.load_textual_inversion_embeddings(force_reload=True, sync_with_sd_model=False)
 
     def refresh_checkpoints(self):
         with self.queue_lock:
@@ -778,15 +782,14 @@ class Api:
     def create_embedding(self, args: dict):
         try:
             shared.state.begin(job="create_embedding")
-            filename = create_embedding(**args) # create empty embedding
-            sd_hijack.model_hijack.embedding_db.load_textual_inversion_embeddings() # reload embeddings so new one can be immediately used
+            filename = modules.textual_inversion.textual_inversion.create_embedding(**args) # create empty embedding
+            self.embedding_db.load_textual_inversion_embeddings(force_reload=True, sync_with_sd_model=False) # reload embeddings so new one can be immediately used
             return models.CreateResponse(info=f"create embedding filename: {filename}")
         except AssertionError as e:
             return models.TrainResponse(info=f"create embedding error: {e}")
         finally:
             shared.state.end()
 
-
     def create_hypernetwork(self, args: dict):
         try:
             shared.state.begin(job="create_hypernetwork")