diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Routing/RedirectTrackingComponent.cs b/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Routing/RedirectTrackingComponent.cs
index 7fecba7c78..84f0ccdabd 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Routing/RedirectTrackingComponent.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Routing/RedirectTrackingComponent.cs
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Routing
 
         public void Initialize()
         {
-            // don't let the event handlers kick in if Redirect Tracking is turned off in the config
-            if (_webRoutingSettings.DisableRedirectUrlTracking) return;
-
             ContentService.Publishing += ContentService_Publishing;
             ContentService.Published += ContentService_Published;
             ContentService.Moving += ContentService_Moving;
@@ -66,6 +63,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Routing
 
         private void ContentService_Publishing(IContentService sender, PublishEventArgs<IContent> args)
         {
+            // don't let the event handlers kick in if Redirect Tracking is turned off in the config
+            if (_webRoutingSettings.DisableRedirectUrlTracking) return;
+
             var oldRoutes = GetOldRoutes(args.EventState);
             foreach (var entity in args.PublishedEntities)
             {
@@ -75,12 +75,18 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Routing
 
         private void ContentService_Published(IContentService sender, ContentPublishedEventArgs args)
         {
+            // don't let the event handlers kick in if Redirect Tracking is turned off in the config
+            if (_webRoutingSettings.DisableRedirectUrlTracking) return;
+
             var oldRoutes = GetOldRoutes(args.EventState);
             CreateRedirects(oldRoutes);
         }
 
         private void ContentService_Moving(IContentService sender, MoveEventArgs<IContent> args)
         {
+            // don't let the event handlers kick in if Redirect Tracking is turned off in the config
+            if (_webRoutingSettings.DisableRedirectUrlTracking) return;
+
             var oldRoutes = GetOldRoutes(args.EventState);
             foreach (var info in args.MoveInfoCollection)
             {
@@ -90,6 +96,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Routing
 
         private void ContentService_Moved(IContentService sender, MoveEventArgs<IContent> args)
         {
+            // don't let the event handlers kick in if Redirect Tracking is turned off in the config
+            if (_webRoutingSettings.DisableRedirectUrlTracking) return;
+
             var oldRoutes = GetOldRoutes(args.EventState);
             CreateRedirects(oldRoutes);
         }