diff --git a/src/object-store/src/impl/realm_coordinator.cpp b/src/object-store/src/impl/realm_coordinator.cpp
index f9c1c38a..d9b89e0b 100644
--- a/src/object-store/src/impl/realm_coordinator.cpp
+++ b/src/object-store/src/impl/realm_coordinator.cpp
@@ -65,18 +65,8 @@ std::shared_ptr<Realm> RealmCoordinator::get_realm(Realm::Config config)
 {
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(m_realm_mutex);
 
-    auto realm = std::make_shared<Realm>(std::move(config));
-
     if ((!m_config.read_only && !m_notifier) || (m_config.read_only && m_weak_realm_notifiers.empty())) {
         m_config = config;
-        if (!config.read_only && !m_notifier && config.automatic_change_notifications) {
-            try {
-                m_notifier = std::make_unique<ExternalCommitHelper>(*this);
-            }
-            catch (std::system_error const& ex) {
-                throw RealmFileException(RealmFileException::Kind::AccessError, config.path, ex.code().message());
-            }
-        }
     }
     else {
         if (m_config.read_only != config.read_only) {
@@ -113,8 +103,19 @@ std::shared_ptr<Realm> RealmCoordinator::get_realm(Realm::Config config)
             }
         }
     }
-
+    
+    auto realm = std::make_shared<Realm>(std::move(config));
     realm->init(shared_from_this());
+    
+    if (!config.read_only && !m_notifier && config.automatic_change_notifications) {
+        try {
+            m_notifier = std::make_unique<ExternalCommitHelper>(*this);
+        }
+        catch (std::system_error const& ex) {
+            throw RealmFileException(RealmFileException::Kind::AccessError, config.path, ex.code().message());
+        }
+    }
+    
     m_weak_realm_notifiers.emplace_back(realm, m_config.cache);
     return realm;
 }