diff --git a/association_manager.cpp b/association_manager.cpp
index 946bd74..91956ba 100644
--- a/association_manager.cpp
+++ b/association_manager.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@
     }
 }
 
-void Manager::createAssociations(const std::string& objectPath)
+void Manager::createAssociations(const std::string& objectPath,
+                                 bool deferSignal)
 {
     auto endpoints = _associations.find(objectPath);
     if (endpoints == _associations.end())
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@
             const auto& reverseType = std::get<reverseTypePos>(types);
 
             createAssociation(objectPath, forwardType, endpointPath,
-                              reverseType);
+                              reverseType, deferSignal);
         }
     }
 }
@@ -114,7 +115,8 @@
 void Manager::createAssociation(const std::string& forwardPath,
                                 const std::string& forwardType,
                                 const std::string& reversePath,
-                                const std::string& reverseType)
+                                const std::string& reverseType,
+                                bool deferSignal)
 {
     auto object = _associationIfaces.find(forwardPath);
     if (object == _associationIfaces.end())
@@ -128,7 +130,10 @@
 
         prop.emplace_back(forwardType, reverseType, reversePath);
         a->associations(std::move(prop));
-        a->emit_object_added();
+        if (!deferSignal)
+        {
+            a->emit_object_added();
+        }
         _associationIfaces.emplace(forwardPath, std::move(a));
     }
     else
@@ -136,7 +141,7 @@
         // Interface exists, just update the property
         auto prop = object->second->associations();
         prop.emplace_back(forwardType, reverseType, reversePath);
-        object->second->associations(std::move(prop));
+        object->second->associations(std::move(prop), deferSignal);
     }
 }
 } // namespace associations
diff --git a/association_manager.hpp b/association_manager.hpp
index e38fff1..2be0058 100644
--- a/association_manager.hpp
+++ b/association_manager.hpp
@@ -79,8 +79,10 @@
      * Called after PIM creates a new inventory D-Bus interface on objectPath.
      *
      * @param[in] objectPath - the D-Bus object path to check for associations
+     * @param[in] deferSignal - whether or not to send a Properties or
+     *                          ObjectManager signal
      */
-    void createAssociations(const std::string& objectPath);
+    void createAssociations(const std::string& objectPath, bool deferSignal);
 
     /**
      * @brief Returned the association configuration.
@@ -109,11 +111,13 @@
      * @param[in] forwardType - the type of the forward association
      * @param[in] reversePath - the path of the reverse association
      * @param[in] reverseType - the type of the reverse association
+     * @param[in] deferSignal - whether or not to send a Properties or
+     *                          ObjectManager signal
      */
     void createAssociation(const std::string& forwardPath,
                            const std::string& forwardType,
                            const std::string& reversePath,
-                           const std::string& reverseType);
+                           const std::string& reverseType, bool deferSignal);
 
     /**
      * @brief The map of association data that is loaded from its
diff --git a/manager.cpp b/manager.cpp
index e78265c..20cdb05 100644
--- a/manager.cpp
+++ b/manager.cpp
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@
 #ifdef CREATE_ASSOCIATIONS
         if (newObj)
         {
-            _associations.createAssociations(absPath);
+            _associations.createAssociations(absPath, false);
         }
 #endif
         ++objit;