diff --git a/src/switch_core_sqldb.c b/src/switch_core_sqldb.c
index 3752a06b23..51fde6ebdf 100644
--- a/src/switch_core_sqldb.c
+++ b/src/switch_core_sqldb.c
@@ -3822,6 +3822,14 @@ switch_status_t switch_core_sqldb_start(switch_memory_pool_t *pool, switch_bool_
  skip:
 
 	if (sql_manager.manage) {
+		/* Initiate switch_sql_queue_manager */
+		switch_threadattr_create(&thd_attr, sql_manager.memory_pool);
+		switch_threadattr_stacksize_set(thd_attr, SWITCH_THREAD_STACKSIZE);
+		switch_threadattr_priority_set(thd_attr, SWITCH_PRI_REALTIME);
+		switch_core_sqldb_start_thread();
+		switch_thread_create(&sql_manager.db_thread, thd_attr, switch_core_sql_db_thread, NULL, sql_manager.memory_pool);
+
+		/* switch_sql_queue_manager initiated, now we can bind to core_event_handler */
 #ifdef SWITCH_SQL_BIND_EVERY_EVENT
 		switch_event_bind("core_db", SWITCH_EVENT_ALL, SWITCH_EVENT_SUBCLASS_ANY, core_event_handler, NULL);
 #else
@@ -3851,13 +3859,6 @@ switch_status_t switch_core_sqldb_start(switch_memory_pool_t *pool, switch_bool_
 		switch_event_bind("core_db", SWITCH_EVENT_NAT, SWITCH_EVENT_SUBCLASS_ANY, core_event_handler, NULL);
 		switch_event_bind("core_db", SWITCH_EVENT_CODEC, SWITCH_EVENT_SUBCLASS_ANY, core_event_handler, NULL);
 #endif
-
-		switch_threadattr_create(&thd_attr, sql_manager.memory_pool);
-		switch_threadattr_stacksize_set(thd_attr, SWITCH_THREAD_STACKSIZE);
-		switch_threadattr_priority_set(thd_attr, SWITCH_PRI_REALTIME);
-		switch_core_sqldb_start_thread();
-		switch_thread_create(&sql_manager.db_thread, thd_attr, switch_core_sql_db_thread, NULL, sql_manager.memory_pool);
-
 	}
 
 	switch_cache_db_release_db_handle(&sql_manager.dbh);