diff --git a/stacbuilder/commandapi.py b/stacbuilder/commandapi.py
index f879998..d5a834e 100644
--- a/stacbuilder/commandapi.py
+++ b/stacbuilder/commandapi.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 from stacbuilder.metadata import AssetMetadata
 from stacbuilder.terracatalog import HRLVPPMetadataCollector, CollectionConfigBuilder
 from stacbuilder.stacapi.upload import Uploader
+from stacbuilder.stacapi.config import Settings
 
 
 def build_collection(
@@ -389,7 +390,7 @@ def _check_tcc_collection_id(collection_id: Optional[str]) -> str:
         return collection_id
 
 
-def upload_to_stac_api(collection_path: Path) -> None:
+def upload_to_stac_api(collection_path: Path, settings: Settings) -> None:
     """Upload a collection to the STAC API.
 
     TODO: The STAC API has to be configured via a settings file.
@@ -397,7 +398,8 @@ def upload_to_stac_api(collection_path: Path) -> None:
     if isinstance(collection_path, str):
         collection_path = Path(collection_path)
 
-    uploader = Uploader.from_settings()
+    uploader = Uploader.from_settings(settings)
+    uploader._collections_endpoint.get_all()
     uploader.upload_collection_and_items(collection_path)
 
 
diff --git a/stacbuilder/stacapi/upload.py b/stacbuilder/stacapi/upload.py
index ed9d679..f6c3c1d 100644
--- a/stacbuilder/stacapi/upload.py
+++ b/stacbuilder/stacapi/upload.py
@@ -19,15 +19,15 @@ def __init__(self, collections_ep: CollectionsEndpoint, items_ep: ItemsEndpoint)
         self._collections_endpoint = collections_ep
         self._items_endpoint = items_ep
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def from_settings(settings: Settings) -> "Uploader":
+    @classmethod
+    def from_settings(cls, settings: Settings) -> "Uploader":
         auth = get_auth(settings.auth)
-        return Uploader(
+        return cls.setup(
             stac_api_url=settings.stac_api_url, auth=auth, collection_auth_info=settings.collection_auth_info
         )
 
-    @classmethod
-    def setup(cls, stac_api_url: URL, auth: AuthBase | None, collection_auth_info: dict | None = None) -> "Uploader":
+    @staticmethod
+    def setup(stac_api_url: URL, auth: AuthBase | None, collection_auth_info: dict | None = None) -> "Uploader":
         collections_endpoint = CollectionsEndpoint(
             stac_api_url=stac_api_url,
             auth=auth,