diff --git a/ghost/core/core/server/services/settings/SettingsBREADService.js b/ghost/core/core/server/services/settings/SettingsBREADService.js
index 413886dd68..28ff6fb6f5 100644
--- a/ghost/core/core/server/services/settings/SettingsBREADService.js
+++ b/ghost/core/core/server/services/settings/SettingsBREADService.js
@@ -208,12 +208,19 @@ class SettingsBREADService {
                 key: 'stripe_connect_account_id',
                 value: stripeConnectData.account_id
             });
+
+            if (stripeConnectData.public_key.match(/pk_live/)) {
+                // Require the Stripe service here as it breaks existing tests otherwise
+                const stripeService = require('../stripe');
+                // This method currently only triggers a DomainEvent
+                await stripeService.connect();
+            }
         }
 
         // remove any email properties that are not allowed to be set without verification
         const {filteredSettings: refilteredSettings, emailsToVerify} = await this.prepSettingsForEmailVerification(filteredSettings, getSetting);
 
-        const modelArray = await this.SettingsModel.edit(refilteredSettings, options).then(async (result) => {
+        const modelArray = await this.SettingsModel.edit(refilteredSettings, options).then((result) => {
             // TODO: temporary fix for starting/stopping lexicalMultiplayer service when labs flag is changed
             //       this should be removed along with the flag, or set up in a more generic way
             const labsSetting = result.find(setting => setting.get('key') === 'labs');
@@ -229,20 +236,6 @@ class SettingsBREADService {
                 }
             }
 
-            // Detect if Stripe is now connected in live mode
-            const stripePublicKeySetting = result.find(setting => setting.get('key') === 'stripe_connect_publishable_key');
-            if (stripePublicKeySetting) {
-                const previous = stripePublicKeySetting.previousAttributes().value;
-                const current = stripePublicKeySetting.get('value');
-
-                if (current?.match(/pk_live/) && (!previous?.match(/pk_live/) || !previous)) {
-                    // Require the Stripe service here as it breaks existing tests otherwise
-                    const stripeService = require('../stripe');
-                    // This method currently only triggers a DomainEvent
-                    await stripeService.connect();
-                }
-            }
-
             return this._formatBrowse(_.keyBy(_.invokeMap(result, 'toJSON'), 'key'), options.context);
         });