diff --git a/pkg/protocol/engine/consensus/slotgadget/totalweightslotgadget/gadget.go b/pkg/protocol/engine/consensus/slotgadget/totalweightslotgadget/gadget.go
index 63df6ec56..84dd24ec8 100644
--- a/pkg/protocol/engine/consensus/slotgadget/totalweightslotgadget/gadget.go
+++ b/pkg/protocol/engine/consensus/slotgadget/totalweightslotgadget/gadget.go
@@ -42,14 +42,16 @@ func NewProvider(opts ...options.Option[Gadget]) module.Provider[*engine.Engine,
 		e.ConstructedEvent().OnTrigger(func() {
 			g.seatManager = e.SybilProtection.SeatManager()
 
-			e.Events.BlockGadget.BlockConfirmed.Hook(g.trackVotes)
-
 			g.storeLastFinalizedSlotFunc = func(slot iotago.SlotIndex) {
 				if err := e.Storage.Settings().SetLatestFinalizedSlot(slot); err != nil {
 					g.errorHandler(ierrors.Wrap(err, "failed to set latest finalized slot"))
 				}
 			}
 
+			g.ConstructedEvent().Trigger()
+
+			e.Events.BlockGadget.BlockConfirmed.Hook(g.trackVotes)
+
 			e.InitializedEvent().OnTrigger(func() {
 				// Can't use setter here as it has a side effect.
 				g.mutex.Lock()
@@ -79,8 +81,6 @@ func New(subModule module.Module, engine *engine.Engine, opts ...options.Option[
 		g.ShutdownEvent().OnTrigger(func() {
 			g.StoppedEvent().Trigger()
 		})
-
-		g.ConstructedEvent().Trigger()
 	})
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/protocol/sybilprotection/sybilprotectionv1/sybilprotection.go b/pkg/protocol/sybilprotection/sybilprotectionv1/sybilprotection.go
index f9e1111d8..00acef023 100644
--- a/pkg/protocol/sybilprotection/sybilprotectionv1/sybilprotection.go
+++ b/pkg/protocol/sybilprotection/sybilprotectionv1/sybilprotection.go
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ func NewProvider(opts ...options.Option[SybilProtection]) module.Provider[*engin
 				}
 			}
 
+			s.ConstructedEvent().Trigger()
+
 			// When the engine is triggered initialized, snapshot has been read or database has been initialized properly,
 			// so the committee should be available in the performance manager.
 			e.InitializedEvent().OnTrigger(func() {
@@ -99,8 +101,6 @@ func New(subModule module.Module, engine *engine.Engine, opts ...options.Option[
 		s.ShutdownEvent().OnTrigger(func() {
 			s.StoppedEvent().Trigger()
 		})
-
-		s.ConstructedEvent().Trigger()
 	})
 }