diff --git a/pumpio/pumpio_sync.php b/pumpio/pumpio_sync.php
index 834bc1e6..a8fa7b3c 100644
--- a/pumpio/pumpio_sync.php
+++ b/pumpio/pumpio_sync.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
 
 function pumpio_sync_run(&$argv, &$argc) {
-	global $a;
+	$a = Friendica\BaseObject::getApp();
 
 	require_once("addon/pumpio/pumpio.php");
 
diff --git a/twitter/twitter_sync.php b/twitter/twitter_sync.php
index 7ff3dbb3..60924acd 100644
--- a/twitter/twitter_sync.php
+++ b/twitter/twitter_sync.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use Friendica\Core\Config;
 
 function twitter_sync_run($argv, $argc)
 {
-	global $a;
+	$a = Friendica\BaseObject::getApp();
 
 	require_once 'addon/twitter/twitter.php';