diff --git a/src/activation.hpp b/src/activation.hpp
index 95fe069..622474a 100644
--- a/src/activation.hpp
+++ b/src/activation.hpp
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@
                const std::string& filePath,
                AssociationInterface* associationInterface,
                ActivationListener* activationListener) :
-        ActivationInherit(bus, objPath.c_str(), true),
+        ActivationInherit(bus, objPath.c_str(),
+                          ActivationInherit::action::defer_emit),
         bus(bus), objPath(objPath), versionId(versionId),
         systemdSignals(
             bus,
diff --git a/src/version.hpp b/src/version.hpp
index 2f72189..4c4dfde 100644
--- a/src/version.hpp
+++ b/src/version.hpp
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@
     Version(sdbusplus::bus::bus& bus, const std::string& objPath,
             const std::string& versionId, const std::string& versionString,
             VersionPurpose versionPurpose, eraseFunc callback) :
-        VersionInherit(bus, (objPath).c_str(), true),
+        VersionInherit(bus, (objPath).c_str(),
+                       VersionInherit::action::defer_emit),
         eraseCallback(callback), bus(bus), objPath(objPath),
         versionId(versionId), versionStr(versionString)
     {