diff --git a/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/runqueue.py b/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/runqueue.py
index f2e52cf..480a851 100644
--- a/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/runqueue.py
+++ b/poky/bitbake/lib/bb/runqueue.py
@@ -1371,6 +1371,12 @@
                 bb.event.fire(bb.event.DepTreeGenerated(depgraph), self.cooker.data)
 
         if self.state is runQueueSceneInit:
+            if not self.dm_event_handler_registered:
+                 res = bb.event.register(self.dm_event_handler_name,
+                                         lambda x: self.dm.check(self) if self.state in [runQueueSceneRun, runQueueRunning, runQueueCleanUp] else False,
+                                         ('bb.event.HeartbeatEvent',))
+                 self.dm_event_handler_registered = True
+
             dump = self.cooker.configuration.dump_signatures
             if dump:
                 self.rqdata.init_progress_reporter.finish()
@@ -1387,11 +1393,6 @@
                 self.rqexe = RunQueueExecuteScenequeue(self)
 
         if self.state is runQueueSceneRun:
-            if not self.dm_event_handler_registered:
-                 res = bb.event.register(self.dm_event_handler_name,
-                                         lambda x: self.dm.check(self) if self.state in [runQueueSceneRun, runQueueRunning, runQueueCleanUp] else False,
-                                         ('bb.event.HeartbeatEvent',))
-                 self.dm_event_handler_registered = True
             retval = self.rqexe.execute()
 
         if self.state is runQueueRunInit: