diff --git a/apps/federation/appinfo/info.xml b/apps/federation/appinfo/info.xml
index bfb4ca8f8c9..54ea4831be0 100644
--- a/apps/federation/appinfo/info.xml
+++ b/apps/federation/appinfo/info.xml
@@ -11,4 +11,7 @@
 	<dependencies>
 		<owncloud min-version="9.0" max-version="9.0" />
 	</dependencies>
+    <types>
+        <authentication/>
+    </types>
 </info>
diff --git a/apps/federation/dav/fedauth.php b/apps/federation/dav/fedauth.php
index 56173233bf3..09d61a1f2c7 100644
--- a/apps/federation/dav/fedauth.php
+++ b/apps/federation/dav/fedauth.php
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ use Sabre\DAV\Auth\Backend\AbstractBasic;
 
 class FedAuth extends AbstractBasic {
 
+	/** @var DbHandler */
+	private $db;
+
 	/**
 	 * FedAuth constructor.
 	 *