diff --git a/src/background/zif_abapgit_background.intf.abap b/src/background/zif_abapgit_background.intf.abap
index 8528f557a..1381fe7a2 100644
--- a/src/background/zif_abapgit_background.intf.abap
+++ b/src/background/zif_abapgit_background.intf.abap
@@ -1,17 +1,23 @@
 INTERFACE zif_abapgit_background
   PUBLIC .
 
+  TYPES: BEGIN OF ty_settings,
+           key   TYPE string,
+           value TYPE string,
+         END OF ty_settings.
+
+  TYPES: ty_settings_tt TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF ty_settings WITH DEFAULT KEY.
 
   CLASS-METHODS get_description
     RETURNING
       VALUE(rv_description) TYPE string .
   CLASS-METHODS get_settings
     CHANGING
-      VALUE(ct_settings) TYPE zcl_abapgit_persist_background=>ty_settings_tt .
+      VALUE(ct_settings) TYPE ty_settings_tt .
   METHODS run
     IMPORTING
       !io_repo     TYPE REF TO zcl_abapgit_repo_online
-      !it_settings TYPE zcl_abapgit_persist_background=>ty_settings_tt OPTIONAL
+      !it_settings TYPE ty_settings_tt OPTIONAL
     RAISING
       zcx_abapgit_exception .
 ENDINTERFACE.
diff --git a/src/persist/zcl_abapgit_persist_background.clas.abap b/src/persist/zcl_abapgit_persist_background.clas.abap
index f75db81df..89ca1320d 100644
--- a/src/persist/zcl_abapgit_persist_background.clas.abap
+++ b/src/persist/zcl_abapgit_persist_background.clas.abap
@@ -4,18 +4,11 @@ CLASS zcl_abapgit_persist_background DEFINITION
 
   PUBLIC SECTION.
 
-    TYPES: BEGIN OF ty_settings,
-             key   TYPE string,
-             value TYPE string,
-           END OF ty_settings.
-
-    TYPES: ty_settings_tt TYPE STANDARD TABLE OF ty_settings WITH DEFAULT KEY.
-
     TYPES: BEGIN OF ty_xml,
              method   TYPE string,
              username TYPE string,
              password TYPE string,
-             settings TYPE ty_settings_tt,
+             settings TYPE zif_abapgit_background=>ty_settings_tt,
            END OF ty_xml.
 
     TYPES: BEGIN OF ty_background,