diff --git a/lib/db/event-store.js b/lib/db/event-store.js
index fadd20850a..8d9bd766ea 100644
--- a/lib/db/event-store.js
+++ b/lib/db/event-store.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class EventStore extends EventEmitter {
             data: event.data,
             tags: event.tags ? JSON.stringify(event.tags) : [],
         });
-        this.emit(event.type, event);
+        process.nextTick(() => this.emit(event.type, event));
     }
 
     async getEvents() {