diff --git a/src/task.c b/src/task.c
index 4ecbce73..af0cb8f6 100644
--- a/src/task.c
+++ b/src/task.c
@@ -1364,10 +1364,11 @@ void tf_task_activate(tf_task_t* task)
 
 		task->_ssb = tf_ssb_create(task->_loop, task->_context, task->_db, task->_secrets_path);
 		tf_ssb_set_trace(task->_ssb, task->_trace);
-		tf_ssb_broadcast_listener_start(task->_ssb, false);
 		tf_ssb_register(context, task->_ssb);
+
 		if (task->_ssb_port)
 		{
+			tf_ssb_broadcast_listener_start(task->_ssb, false);
 			tf_ssb_server_open(task->_ssb, task->_ssb_port);
 		}