diff --git a/client/ayon_core/__init__.py b/client/ayon_core/__init__.py
index 1a21da9735..7d95587e8a 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/__init__.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import os
+from .version import __version__
 
 
 AYON_CORE_ROOT = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/addon/base.py b/client/ayon_core/addon/base.py
index f0763649ca..bbd5a486fe 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/addon/base.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/addon/base.py
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ from abc import ABCMeta, abstractmethod
 
 import six
 import appdirs
+import ayon_api
 
 from ayon_core.lib import Logger, is_dev_mode_enabled
-from ayon_core.client import get_ayon_server_api_connection
 from ayon_core.settings import get_studio_settings
 
 from .interfaces import (
@@ -147,8 +147,7 @@ def load_addons(force=False):
 
 
 def _get_ayon_bundle_data():
-    con = get_ayon_server_api_connection()
-    bundles = con.get_bundles()["bundles"]
+    bundles = ayon_api.get_bundles()["bundles"]
 
     bundle_name = os.getenv("AYON_BUNDLE_NAME")
 
@@ -176,8 +175,7 @@ def _get_ayon_addons_information(bundle_info):
 
     output = []
     bundle_addons = bundle_info["addons"]
-    con = get_ayon_server_api_connection()
-    addons = con.get_addons_info()["addons"]
+    addons = ayon_api.get_addons_info()["addons"]
     for addon in addons:
         name = addon["name"]
         versions = addon.get("versions")
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/cli.py b/client/ayon_core/cli.py
index 88b574da76..0ad4364bcd 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/cli.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/cli.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import acre
 from ayon_core import AYON_CORE_ROOT
 from ayon_core.addon import AddonsManager
 from ayon_core.settings import get_general_environments
+from ayon_core.lib import initialize_ayon_connection
 
 from .cli_commands import Commands
 
@@ -243,6 +244,7 @@ def _set_addons_environments():
 
 
 def main(*args, **kwargs):
+    initialize_ayon_connection()
     python_path = os.getenv("PYTHONPATH", "")
     split_paths = python_path.split(os.pathsep)
 
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/client/__init__.py b/client/ayon_core/client/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index ea651ba8db..0000000000
--- a/client/ayon_core/client/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-from .utils import get_ayon_server_api_connection
-
-
-__all__ = (
-    "get_ayon_server_api_connection",
-)
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/client/utils.py b/client/ayon_core/client/utils.py
deleted file mode 100644
index bf73da5234..0000000000
--- a/client/ayon_core/client/utils.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-import ayon_api
-
-
-class _GlobalCache:
-    initialized = False
-
-
-def get_ayon_server_api_connection():
-    return ayon_api.get_server_api_connection()
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/lib/__init__.py b/client/ayon_core/lib/__init__.py
index ab6a604adc..6f76506dd8 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/lib/__init__.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/lib/__init__.py
@@ -15,7 +15,18 @@ python_version_dir = os.path.join(
 sys.path.insert(0, python_version_dir)
 site.addsitedir(python_version_dir)
 
-
+from .local_settings import (
+    IniSettingRegistry,
+    JSONSettingRegistry,
+    AYONSecureRegistry,
+    AYONSettingsRegistry,
+    OpenPypeSecureRegistry,
+    OpenPypeSettingsRegistry,
+    get_local_site_id,
+    get_ayon_username,
+    get_openpype_username,
+)
+from .ayon_connection import initialize_ayon_connection
 from .events import (
     emit_event,
     register_event_callback
@@ -112,18 +123,6 @@ from .transcoding import (
     get_rescaled_command_arguments,
 )
 
-from .local_settings import (
-    IniSettingRegistry,
-    JSONSettingRegistry,
-    AYONSecureRegistry,
-    AYONSettingsRegistry,
-    OpenPypeSecureRegistry,
-    OpenPypeSettingsRegistry,
-    get_local_site_id,
-    get_ayon_username,
-    get_openpype_username,
-)
-
 from .applications import (
     ApplicationLaunchFailed,
     ApplictionExecutableNotFound,
@@ -170,6 +169,18 @@ from .connections import (
 terminal = Terminal
 
 __all__ = [
+    "IniSettingRegistry",
+    "JSONSettingRegistry",
+    "AYONSecureRegistry",
+    "AYONSettingsRegistry",
+    "OpenPypeSecureRegistry",
+    "OpenPypeSettingsRegistry",
+    "get_local_site_id",
+    "get_ayon_username",
+    "get_openpype_username",
+
+    "initialize_ayon_connection",
+
     "emit_event",
     "register_event_callback",
 
@@ -228,16 +239,6 @@ __all__ = [
     "convert_ffprobe_fps_to_float",
     "get_rescaled_command_arguments",
 
-    "IniSettingRegistry",
-    "JSONSettingRegistry",
-    "AYONSecureRegistry",
-    "AYONSettingsRegistry",
-    "OpenPypeSecureRegistry",
-    "OpenPypeSettingsRegistry",
-    "get_local_site_id",
-    "get_ayon_username",
-    "get_openpype_username",
-
     "ApplicationLaunchFailed",
     "ApplictionExecutableNotFound",
     "ApplicationNotFound",
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/lib/ayon_connection.py b/client/ayon_core/lib/ayon_connection.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aaa7dd3b4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/ayon_core/lib/ayon_connection.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import os
+
+import ayon_api
+
+from .local_settings import get_local_site_id
+
+
+class _Cache:
+    initialized = False
+
+
+def initialize_ayon_connection(force=False):
+    """Initialize global AYON api connection.
+
+    Create global connection in ayon_api module and set site id
+        and client version.
+    Is silently skipped if already happened.
+
+    Args:
+        force (Optional[bool]): Force reinitialize connection.
+            Defaults to False.
+
+    """
+    if not force and _Cache.initialized:
+        return
+    _Cache.initialized = True
+    site_id = get_local_site_id()
+    version = os.getenv("AYON_VERSION")
+    if ayon_api.is_connection_created():
+        con = ayon_api.get_server_api_connection()
+        con.set_site_id(site_id)
+        con.set_client_version(version)
+    else:
+        ayon_api.create_connection(site_id, version)
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/lib/local_settings.py b/client/ayon_core/lib/local_settings.py
index 022f63a618..9eba3d1ed1 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/lib/local_settings.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/lib/local_settings.py
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ except ImportError:
 
 import six
 import appdirs
-
-from ayon_core.client import get_ayon_server_api_connection
+import ayon_api
 
 _PLACEHOLDER = object()
 
@@ -556,10 +555,9 @@ def get_ayon_username():
 
     Returns:
         str: Username.
-    """
 
-    con = get_ayon_server_api_connection()
-    return con.get_user()["name"]
+    """
+    return ayon_api.get_user()["name"]
 
 
 def get_openpype_username():
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/pipeline/context_tools.py b/client/ayon_core/pipeline/context_tools.py
index b314e02998..1ad80694bf 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/pipeline/context_tools.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/pipeline/context_tools.py
@@ -13,8 +13,7 @@ from pyblish.lib import MessageHandler
 from ayon_core import AYON_CORE_ROOT
 from ayon_core.host import HostBase
 from ayon_core.client import get_ayon_server_api_connection
-from ayon_core.lib import is_in_tests
-from ayon_core.lib.events import emit_event
+from ayon_core.lib import is_in_tests, initialize_ayon_connection, emit_event
 from ayon_core.addon import load_addons, AddonsManager
 from ayon_core.settings import get_project_settings
 
@@ -157,6 +156,7 @@ def install_host(host):
 
 def install_ayon_plugins(project_name=None, host_name=None):
     # Make sure modules are loaded
+    initialize_ayon_connection()
     load_addons()
 
     log.info("Registering global plug-ins..")
diff --git a/client/ayon_core/settings/lib.py b/client/ayon_core/settings/lib.py
index 69525d5b86..d72e4f357a 100644
--- a/client/ayon_core/settings/lib.py
+++ b/client/ayon_core/settings/lib.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import collections
 import copy
 import time
 
-from ayon_core.client import get_ayon_server_api_connection
+import ayon_api
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ class _AyonSettingsCache:
     @classmethod
     def _use_bundles(cls):
         if _AyonSettingsCache.use_bundles is None:
-            con = get_ayon_server_api_connection()
-            major, minor, _, _, _ = con.get_server_version_tuple()
+            major, minor, _, _, _ = ayon_api.get_server_version_tuple()
             use_bundles = True
             if (major, minor) < (0, 3):
                 use_bundles = False
@@ -69,8 +68,7 @@ class _AyonSettingsCache:
             _AyonSettingsCache.variant = variant
 
             # Set the variant to global ayon api connection
-            con = get_ayon_server_api_connection()
-            con.set_default_settings_variant(variant)
+            ayon_api.set_default_settings_variant(variant)
         return _AyonSettingsCache.variant
 
     @classmethod
@@ -81,23 +79,21 @@ class _AyonSettingsCache:
     def get_value_by_project(cls, project_name):
         cache_item = _AyonSettingsCache.cache_by_project_name[project_name]
         if cache_item.is_outdated:
-            con = get_ayon_server_api_connection()
             if cls._use_bundles():
-                value = con.get_addons_settings(
+                value = ayon_api.get_addons_settings(
                     bundle_name=cls._get_bundle_name(),
                     project_name=project_name,
                     variant=cls._get_variant()
                 )
             else:
-                value = con.get_addons_settings(project_name)
+                value = ayon_api.get_addons_settings(project_name)
             cache_item.update_value(value)
         return cache_item.get_value()
 
     @classmethod
     def _get_addon_versions_from_bundle(cls):
-        con = get_ayon_server_api_connection()
         expected_bundle = cls._get_bundle_name()
-        bundles = con.get_bundles()["bundles"]
+        bundles = ayon_api.get_bundles()["bundles"]
         bundle = next(
             (
                 bundle
@@ -117,8 +113,7 @@ class _AyonSettingsCache:
             if cls._use_bundles():
                 addons = cls._get_addon_versions_from_bundle()
             else:
-                con = get_ayon_server_api_connection()
-                settings_data = con.get_addons_settings(
+                settings_data = ayon_api.get_addons_settings(
                     only_values=False,
                     variant=cls._get_variant()
                 )