diff --git a/services/horizon/internal/actions_root.go b/services/horizon/internal/actions_root.go
index b57982011d..993b3ca8f9 100644
--- a/services/horizon/internal/actions_root.go
+++ b/services/horizon/internal/actions_root.go
@@ -26,15 +26,16 @@ func (action *RootAction) JSON() error {
 		"strictReceivePaths": StrictReceivePathsQuery{}.URITemplate(),
 		"strictSendPaths":    FindFixedPathsQuery{}.URITemplate(),
 	}
+	coreInfo := action.App.coreSettings.get()
 	resourceadapter.PopulateRoot(
 		action.R.Context(),
 		&res,
 		ledger.CurrentState(),
 		action.App.horizonVersion,
-		action.App.coreVersion,
+		coreInfo.coreVersion,
 		action.App.config.NetworkPassphrase,
-		action.App.currentProtocolVersion,
-		action.App.coreSupportedProtocolVersion,
+		coreInfo.currentProtocolVersion,
+		coreInfo.coreSupportedProtocolVersion,
 		action.App.config.FriendbotURL,
 		templates,
 	)
diff --git a/services/horizon/internal/app.go b/services/horizon/internal/app.go
index fab0f5c08f..e26ba84a7f 100644
--- a/services/horizon/internal/app.go
+++ b/services/horizon/internal/app.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 
 	metrics "github.com/rcrowley/go-metrics"
 	"github.com/stellar/go/clients/stellarcore"
+	proto "github.com/stellar/go/protocols/stellarcore"
 	horizonContext "github.com/stellar/go/services/horizon/internal/context"
 	"github.com/stellar/go/services/horizon/internal/db2/core"
 	"github.com/stellar/go/services/horizon/internal/db2/history"
@@ -30,24 +31,47 @@ import (
 	graceful "gopkg.in/tylerb/graceful.v1"
 )
 
-// App represents the root of the state of a horizon instance.
-type App struct {
-	config                       Config
-	web                          *web
-	historyQ                     *history.Q
-	coreQ                        *core.Q
-	ctx                          context.Context
-	cancel                       func()
-	coreVersion                  string
-	horizonVersion               string
+type coreSettings struct {
 	currentProtocolVersion       int32
 	coreSupportedProtocolVersion int32
-	orderBookStream              *expingest.OrderBookStream
-	submitter                    *txsub.System
-	paths                        paths.Finder
-	expingester                  *expingest.System
-	reaper                       *reap.System
-	ticks                        *time.Ticker
+	coreVersion                  string
+}
+
+type coreSettingsStore struct {
+	sync.RWMutex
+	coreSettings
+}
+
+func (c *coreSettingsStore) set(resp *proto.InfoResponse) {
+	c.Lock()
+	defer c.Unlock()
+	c.coreVersion = resp.Info.Build
+	c.currentProtocolVersion = int32(resp.Info.Ledger.Version)
+	c.coreSupportedProtocolVersion = int32(resp.Info.ProtocolVersion)
+}
+
+func (c *coreSettingsStore) get() coreSettings {
+	c.RLock()
+	defer c.RUnlock()
+	return c.coreSettings
+}
+
+// App represents the root of the state of a horizon instance.
+type App struct {
+	config          Config
+	web             *web
+	historyQ        *history.Q
+	coreQ           *core.Q
+	ctx             context.Context
+	cancel          func()
+	horizonVersion  string
+	coreSettings    coreSettingsStore
+	orderBookStream *expingest.OrderBookStream
+	submitter       *txsub.System
+	paths           paths.Finder
+	expingester     *expingest.System
+	reaper          *reap.System
+	ticks           *time.Ticker
 
 	// metrics
 	metrics                  metrics.Registry
@@ -384,9 +408,7 @@ func (a *App) UpdateStellarCoreInfo() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
-	a.coreVersion = resp.Info.Build
-	a.currentProtocolVersion = int32(resp.Info.Ledger.Version)
-	a.coreSupportedProtocolVersion = int32(resp.Info.ProtocolVersion)
+	a.coreSettings.set(resp)
 }
 
 // UpdateMetrics triggers a refresh of several metrics gauges, such as open