diff --git a/association_manager.cpp b/association_manager.cpp
index cccfdd8..c376718 100644
--- a/association_manager.cpp
+++ b/association_manager.cpp
@@ -290,8 +290,8 @@
     auto object = _associationIfaces.find(forwardPath);
     if (object == _associationIfaces.end())
     {
-        auto a = std::make_unique<AssociationObject>(_bus, forwardPath.c_str(),
-                                                     true);
+        auto a = std::make_unique<AssociationObject>(
+            _bus, forwardPath.c_str(), AssociationObject::action::defer_emit);
 
         using AssociationProperty =
             std::vector<std::tuple<std::string, std::string, std::string>>;