diff --git a/activation.hpp b/activation.hpp
index 90b32b7..7425a54 100644
--- a/activation.hpp
+++ b/activation.hpp
@@ -189,7 +189,8 @@
                sdbusplus::xyz::openbmc_project::Software::server::Activation::
                    Activations activationStatus,
                AssociationList& assocs) :
-        ActivationInherit(bus, path.c_str(), true),
+        ActivationInherit(bus, path.c_str(),
+                          ActivationInherit::action::defer_emit),
         bus(bus), path(path), parent(parent), versionId(versionId),
         systemdSignals(
             bus,
diff --git a/item_updater.hpp b/item_updater.hpp
index 4c47c8b..ccacd28 100644
--- a/item_updater.hpp
+++ b/item_updater.hpp
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@
      * @param[in] bus    - The D-Bus bus object
      */
     ItemUpdater(sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus, const std::string& path) :
-        ItemUpdaterInherit(bus, path.c_str(), false), bus(bus), helper(bus),
+        ItemUpdaterInherit(bus, path.c_str(),
+                           ItemUpdaterInherit::action::defer_emit),
+        bus(bus), helper(bus),
         versionMatch(bus,
                      MatchRules::interfacesAdded() +
                          MatchRules::path("/xyz/openbmc_project/software"),
diff --git a/version.hpp b/version.hpp
index b6f9172..8f284dd 100644
--- a/version.hpp
+++ b/version.hpp
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@
             const std::string& extVersion, const std::string& filePath,
             const std::vector<std::string>& compatibleNames, eraseFunc callback,
             const std::string& id) :
-        VersionInherit(bus, (objPath).c_str(), true),
+        VersionInherit(bus, (objPath).c_str(),
+                       VersionInherit::action::defer_emit),
         eraseCallback(callback), id(id), versionStr(versionString)
     {
         // Set properties.