diff --git a/swh/graphql/resolvers/base_connection.py b/swh/graphql/resolvers/base_connection.py
--- a/swh/graphql/resolvers/base_connection.py
+++ b/swh/graphql/resolvers/base_connection.py
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import Any, List, Optional, Type, Union
 
+from swh.graphql.backends.archive import Archive
+from swh.graphql.backends.search import Search
 from swh.graphql.errors import PaginationError
 from swh.graphql.utils import utils
 from swh.storage.interface import PagedResult
@@ -40,6 +42,8 @@
         self.obj: Optional[Any] = obj
         self.info = info
         self.kwargs = kwargs
+        self.archive = Archive()
+        self.search = Search()
         self._paged_data: PagedResult = paged_data
 
     @property
diff --git a/swh/graphql/resolvers/base_node.py b/swh/graphql/resolvers/base_node.py
--- a/swh/graphql/resolvers/base_node.py
+++ b/swh/graphql/resolvers/base_node.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from abc import ABC
 from collections import namedtuple
 
+from swh.graphql.backends.archive import Archive
 from swh.graphql.errors import ObjectNotFoundError
 
 
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@
         self.obj = obj
         self.info = info
         self.kwargs = kwargs
+        self.archive = Archive()
         self._node = self._get_node(node_data)
         # handle the errors, if any, after _node is set
         self._handle_node_errors()
diff --git a/swh/graphql/resolvers/content.py b/swh/graphql/resolvers/content.py
--- a/swh/graphql/resolvers/content.py
+++ b/swh/graphql/resolvers/content.py
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 
 from typing import Union
 
-from swh.graphql.backends import archive
-
 from .base_node import BaseSWHNode
 from .directory_entry import DirectoryEntryNode
 from .release import BaseReleaseNode
@@ -19,7 +17,7 @@
     """
 
     def _get_content_by_hash(self, checksums: dict):
-        content = archive.Archive().get_contents(checksums)
+        content = self.archive.get_contents(checksums)
         # in case of a conflict, return the first element
         return content[0] if content else None
 
diff --git a/swh/graphql/resolvers/directory.py b/swh/graphql/resolvers/directory.py
--- a/swh/graphql/resolvers/directory.py
+++ b/swh/graphql/resolvers/directory.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 from typing import Union
 
-from swh.graphql.backends import archive
 from swh.model.model import Directory
 from swh.model.swhids import ObjectType
 
@@ -40,9 +39,7 @@
         # path = ""
         if (
             swhid.object_type == ObjectType.DIRECTORY
-            and archive.Archive().is_object_available(
-                swhid.object_id, swhid.object_type
-            )
+            and self.archive.is_object_available(swhid.object_id, swhid.object_type)
         ):
             # _get_directory_by_id is not making any backend call
             # hence the is_directory_available validation
diff --git a/swh/graphql/resolvers/directory_entry.py b/swh/graphql/resolvers/directory_entry.py
--- a/swh/graphql/resolvers/directory_entry.py
+++ b/swh/graphql/resolvers/directory_entry.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
-from swh.graphql.backends import archive
 from swh.graphql.utils import utils
 from swh.storage.interface import PagedResult
 
@@ -40,7 +39,5 @@
         # FIXME, using dummy(local) pagination, move pagination to backend
         # To remove localpagination, just drop the paginated call
         # STORAGE-TODO
-        entries = (
-            archive.Archive().get_directory_entries(self.obj.swhid.object_id).results
-        )
+        entries = self.archive.get_directory_entries(self.obj.swhid.object_id).results
         return utils.paginated(entries, self._get_first_arg(), self._get_after_arg())
diff --git a/swh/graphql/resolvers/origin.py b/swh/graphql/resolvers/origin.py
--- a/swh/graphql/resolvers/origin.py
+++ b/swh/graphql/resolvers/origin.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
-from swh.graphql.backends import archive, search
 from swh.model.model import Origin
 from swh.storage.interface import PagedResult
 
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@
     """
 
     def _get_node_data(self):
-        return archive.Archive().get_origin(self.kwargs.get("url"))
+        return self.archive.get_origin(self.kwargs.get("url"))
 
 
 class TargetOriginNode(BaseOriginNode):
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@
     def _get_paged_result(self) -> PagedResult:
         # Use the search backend if a urlPattern is given
         if self.kwargs.get("urlPattern"):
-            origins = search.Search().get_origins(
+            origins = self.search.get_origins(
                 query=self.kwargs.get("urlPattern"),
                 after=self._get_after_arg(),
                 first=self._get_first_arg(),
@@ -60,6 +59,6 @@
             results = [Origin(ori["url"]) for ori in origins.results]
             return PagedResult(results=results, next_page_token=origins.next_page_token)
         # Use the archive backend by default
-        return archive.Archive().get_origins(
+        return self.archive.get_origins(
             after=self._get_after_arg(), first=self._get_first_arg()
         )
diff --git a/swh/graphql/resolvers/release.py b/swh/graphql/resolvers/release.py
--- a/swh/graphql/resolvers/release.py
+++ b/swh/graphql/resolvers/release.py
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 
 from typing import Union
 
-from swh.graphql.backends import archive
-
 from .base_node import BaseSWHNode
 from .snapshot_branch import BaseSnapshotBranchNode
 
@@ -17,7 +15,7 @@
     """
 
     def _get_release_by_id(self, release_id):
-        return (archive.Archive().get_releases([release_id]) or None)[0]
+        return (self.archive.get_releases([release_id]) or None)[0]
 
     @property
     def target_hash(self):
diff --git a/swh/graphql/resolvers/revision.py b/swh/graphql/resolvers/revision.py
--- a/swh/graphql/resolvers/revision.py
+++ b/swh/graphql/resolvers/revision.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 from typing import Union
 
-from swh.graphql.backends import archive
 from swh.graphql.utils import utils
 from swh.model.model import Revision
 from swh.model.swhids import CoreSWHID, ObjectType
@@ -23,7 +22,7 @@
     """
 
     def _get_revision_by_id(self, revision_id):
-        return (archive.Archive().get_revisions([revision_id]) or None)[0]
+        return (self.archive.get_revisions([revision_id]) or None)[0]
 
     @property
     def parent_swhids(self):  # for ParentRevisionConnection resolver
@@ -83,7 +82,7 @@
         # FIXME, using dummy(local) pagination, move pagination to backend
         # To remove localpagination, just drop the paginated call
         # STORAGE-TODO (pagination)
-        parents = archive.Archive().get_revisions(
+        parents = self.archive.get_revisions(
             [x.object_id for x in self.obj.parent_swhids]
         )
         return utils.paginated(parents, self._get_first_arg(), self._get_after_arg())
@@ -99,7 +98,7 @@
     _node_class = BaseRevisionNode
 
     def _get_paged_result(self) -> PagedResult:
-        log = archive.Archive().get_revision_log([self.obj.swhid.object_id])
+        log = self.archive.get_revision_log([self.obj.swhid.object_id])
         # Storage is returning a list of dicts instead of model objects
         # Following loop is to reverse that operation
         # STORAGE-TODO; remove to_dict from storage.revision_log
diff --git a/swh/graphql/resolvers/search.py b/swh/graphql/resolvers/search.py
--- a/swh/graphql/resolvers/search.py
+++ b/swh/graphql/resolvers/search.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
-from swh.graphql.backends import archive, search
 from swh.storage.interface import PagedResult
 
 from .base_connection import BaseConnection
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@
     def _get_paged_result(self) -> PagedResult:
         swhid = self.kwargs.get("swhid")
         results = []
-        if archive.Archive().is_object_available(swhid.object_id, swhid.object_type):
+        if self.archive.is_object_available(swhid.object_id, swhid.object_type):
             results = [
                 {
                     "target_hash": swhid.object_id,
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@
     _node_class = SearchResultNode
 
     def _get_paged_result(self) -> PagedResult:
-        origins = search.Search().get_origins(
+        origins = self.search.get_origins(
             query=self.kwargs.get("query"),
             after=self._get_after_arg(),
             first=self._get_first_arg(),
diff --git a/swh/graphql/resolvers/snapshot.py b/swh/graphql/resolvers/snapshot.py
--- a/swh/graphql/resolvers/snapshot.py
+++ b/swh/graphql/resolvers/snapshot.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 from typing import Union
 
-from swh.graphql.backends import archive
 from swh.graphql.utils import utils
 from swh.model.model import Snapshot
 from swh.model.swhids import ObjectType
@@ -44,9 +43,7 @@
         swhid = self.kwargs.get("swhid")
         if (
             swhid.object_type == ObjectType.SNAPSHOT
-            and archive.Archive().is_object_available(
-                swhid.object_id, swhid.object_type
-            )
+            and self.archive.is_object_available(swhid.object_id, swhid.object_type)
         ):
             return self._get_snapshot_by_id(swhid.object_id)
         return None
@@ -89,7 +86,7 @@
     _node_class = BaseSnapshotNode
 
     def _get_paged_result(self) -> PagedResult:
-        results = archive.Archive().get_origin_snapshots(self.obj.url)
+        results = self.archive.get_origin_snapshots(self.obj.url)
         snapshots = [Snapshot(id=snapshot, branches={}) for snapshot in results]
         # FIXME, using dummy(local) pagination, move pagination to backend
         # To remove localpagination, just drop the paginated call
diff --git a/swh/graphql/resolvers/snapshot_branch.py b/swh/graphql/resolvers/snapshot_branch.py
--- a/swh/graphql/resolvers/snapshot_branch.py
+++ b/swh/graphql/resolvers/snapshot_branch.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 from collections import namedtuple
 
-from swh.graphql.backends import archive
 from swh.graphql.errors import ObjectNotFoundError
 from swh.graphql.utils import utils
 from swh.storage.interface import PagedResult
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@
         snapshot_swhid = self.snapshot_swhid()
         target_branch = self.obj.target_hash
 
-        alias_branch = archive.Archive().get_snapshot_branches(
+        alias_branch = self.archive.get_snapshot_branches(
             snapshot_swhid.object_id, first=1, name_include=target_branch
         )
         if target_branch not in alias_branch["branches"]:
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@
     _node_class = BaseSnapshotBranchNode
 
     def _get_paged_result(self) -> PagedResult:
-        result = archive.Archive().get_snapshot_branches(
+        result = self.archive.get_snapshot_branches(
             self.obj.swhid.object_id,
             after=self._get_after_arg(),
             first=self._get_first_arg(),
diff --git a/swh/graphql/resolvers/visit.py b/swh/graphql/resolvers/visit.py
--- a/swh/graphql/resolvers/visit.py
+++ b/swh/graphql/resolvers/visit.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
-from swh.graphql.backends import archive
 from swh.graphql.utils import utils
 from swh.storage.interface import PagedResult
 
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@
     """
 
     def _get_node_data(self):
-        return archive.Archive().get_origin_visit(
+        return self.archive.get_origin_visit(
             self.kwargs.get("originUrl"), int(self.kwargs.get("visitId"))
         )
 
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@
 
     def _get_node_data(self):
         # self.obj.url is the origin URL
-        return archive.Archive().get_origin_latest_visit(self.obj.url)
+        return self.archive.get_origin_latest_visit(self.obj.url)
 
 
 class OriginVisitConnection(BaseConnection):
@@ -62,6 +61,6 @@
 
     def _get_paged_result(self) -> PagedResult:
         # self.obj.url is the origin URL
-        return archive.Archive().get_origin_visits(
+        return self.archive.get_origin_visits(
             self.obj.url, after=self._get_after_arg(), first=self._get_first_arg()
         )
diff --git a/swh/graphql/resolvers/visit_status.py b/swh/graphql/resolvers/visit_status.py
--- a/swh/graphql/resolvers/visit_status.py
+++ b/swh/graphql/resolvers/visit_status.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
-from swh.graphql.backends import archive
 from swh.model.swhids import CoreSWHID, ObjectType
 from swh.storage.interface import PagedResult
 
@@ -31,9 +30,7 @@
 
     def _get_node_data(self):
         # self.obj.origin is the origin URL
-        return archive.Archive().get_latest_visit_status(
-            self.obj.origin, self.obj.visitId
-        )
+        return self.archive.get_latest_visit_status(self.obj.origin, self.obj.visitId)
 
 
 class VisitStatusConnection(BaseConnection):
@@ -46,7 +43,7 @@
 
     def _get_paged_result(self) -> PagedResult:
         # self.obj.origin is the origin URL
-        return archive.Archive().get_visit_status(
+        return self.archive.get_visit_status(
             self.obj.origin,
             self.obj.visitId,
             after=self._get_after_arg(),
diff --git a/swh/graphql/tests/unit/backends/test_archive.py b/swh/graphql/tests/unit/backends/test_archive.py
--- a/swh/graphql/tests/unit/backends/test_archive.py
+++ b/swh/graphql/tests/unit/backends/test_archive.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # from swh.graphql.backends import archive
 
 # def test_get_origin():
-#     assert isinstance(archive.Archive().get_origins(), object)
+#     assert isinstance(self.archive.get_origins(), object)