diff --git a/waku/waku_rln_relay/rln_relay.nim b/waku/waku_rln_relay/rln_relay.nim
index e5bdeb73e..166bf190b 100644
--- a/waku/waku_rln_relay/rln_relay.nim
+++ b/waku/waku_rln_relay/rln_relay.nim
@@ -468,14 +468,14 @@ proc mount(
       onFatalErrorAction: conf.onFatalErrorAction,
     )
 
-    if groupManager of OnchainGroupManager:
-      let onchainManager = cast[OnchainGroupManager](groupManager)
-      asyncSpawn trackRootChanges(onchainManager)
-
   # Initialize the groupManager
   (await groupManager.init()).isOkOr:
     return err("could not initialize the group manager: " & $error)
 
+  if groupManager of OnchainGroupManager:
+    let onchainManager = cast[OnchainGroupManager](groupManager)
+    asyncSpawn trackRootChanges(onchainManager)
+
   wakuRlnRelay = WakuRLNRelay(
     groupManager: groupManager,
     nonceManager: