diff --git a/waku/waku_rln_relay/group_manager/on_chain/group_manager.nim b/waku/waku_rln_relay/group_manager/on_chain/group_manager.nim
index 48f2cd0c3..88604bc21 100644
--- a/waku/waku_rln_relay/group_manager/on_chain/group_manager.nim
+++ b/waku/waku_rln_relay/group_manager/on_chain/group_manager.nim
@@ -269,9 +269,6 @@ method register*(
   g.userMessageLimit = some(userMessageLimit)
   g.membershipIndex = some(membershipIndex.toMembershipIndex())
 
-  # Start tracking root changes after registration is complete
-  asyncSpawn g.trackRootChanges()
-
   return
 
 method withdraw*(
diff --git a/waku/waku_rln_relay/rln_relay.nim b/waku/waku_rln_relay/rln_relay.nim
index 04d197ed5..e149d492c 100644
--- a/waku/waku_rln_relay/rln_relay.nim
+++ b/waku/waku_rln_relay/rln_relay.nim
@@ -479,6 +479,16 @@ proc mount(
 
   # Start epoch monitoring in the background
   wakuRlnRelay.epochMonitorFuture = monitorEpochs(wakuRlnRelay)
+
+  # Start tracking root changes after successful initialization and registration
+  debug "~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Starting root tracking ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"
+  debug "~~~~~~~~~~~~~ groupManager ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"
+
+  if conf.rlnRelayDynamic:
+    debug "~~~~~~~~~~~~~ groupManager is dynamic ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"
+    let onchainGroupManager = cast[OnchainGroupManager](groupManager)
+    asyncSpawn onchainGroupManager.trackRootChanges()
+
   return ok(wakuRlnRelay)
 
 proc isReady*(rlnPeer: WakuRLNRelay): Future[bool] {.async: (raises: [Exception]).} =