diff --git a/ghost/core/core/boot.js b/ghost/core/core/boot.js
index 6ab851dd8f..21a27e93ca 100644
--- a/ghost/core/core/boot.js
+++ b/ghost/core/core/boot.js
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ async function initServices({config}) {
     const slackNotifications = require('./server/services/slack-notifications');
     const mediaInliner = require('./server/services/media-inliner');
     const collections = require('./server/services/collections');
+    const modelToDomainEventInterceptor = require('./server/services/model-to-domain-event-interceptor');
     const mailEvents = require('./server/services/mail-events');
     const donationService = require('./server/services/donations');
 
@@ -365,6 +366,7 @@ async function initServices({config}) {
         emailSuppressionList.init(),
         slackNotifications.init(),
         collections.init(),
+        modelToDomainEventInterceptor.init(),
         mediaInliner.init(),
         mailEvents.init(),
         donationService.init()
diff --git a/ghost/core/core/server/services/collections/service.js b/ghost/core/core/server/services/collections/service.js
index 32d7ed6c7c..db50168f3a 100644
--- a/ghost/core/core/server/services/collections/service.js
+++ b/ghost/core/core/server/services/collections/service.js
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ class CollectionsServiceWrapper {
         }
         inited = true;
         this.api.subscribeToEvents();
-        require('./intercept-events')();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/ghost/core/core/server/services/collections/intercept-events.js b/ghost/core/core/server/services/model-to-domain-event-interceptor/index.js
similarity index 77%
rename from ghost/core/core/server/services/collections/intercept-events.js
rename to ghost/core/core/server/services/model-to-domain-event-interceptor/index.js
index 4020d9abb8..e40077eced 100644
--- a/ghost/core/core/server/services/collections/intercept-events.js
+++ b/ghost/core/core/server/services/model-to-domain-event-interceptor/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
-module.exports = () => {
+let inited = false;
+
+module.exports.init = async () => {
+    if (inited) {
+        return;
+    }
+    inited = true;
+
     const DomainEvents = require('@tryghost/domain-events/lib/DomainEvents');
     const {ModelToDomainEventInterceptor} = require('@tryghost/model-to-domain-event-interceptor');
     const events = require('../../lib/common/events');
@@ -6,5 +13,6 @@ module.exports = () => {
         ModelEvents: events,
         DomainEvents: DomainEvents
     });
+
     eventInterceptor.init();
 };