diff --git a/src/libcharon/plugins/eap_radius/eap_radius_accounting.c b/src/libcharon/plugins/eap_radius/eap_radius_accounting.c
index dfec0bdda..3620a4052 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/plugins/eap_radius/eap_radius_accounting.c
+++ b/src/libcharon/plugins/eap_radius/eap_radius_accounting.c
@@ -648,6 +648,7 @@ METHOD(listener_t, child_updown, bool,
 METHOD(eap_radius_accounting_t, destroy, void,
 	private_eap_radius_accounting_t *this)
 {
+	charon->bus->remove_listener(charon->bus, &this->public.listener);
 	singleton = NULL;
 	this->mutex->destroy(this->mutex);
 	this->sessions->destroy(this->sessions);
@@ -680,7 +681,12 @@ eap_radius_accounting_t *eap_radius_accounting_create()
 		.mutex = mutex_create(MUTEX_TYPE_DEFAULT),
 	);
 
-	singleton = this;
+	if (lib->settings->get_bool(lib->settings,
+					"%s.plugins.eap-radius.accounting", FALSE, charon->name))
+	{
+		singleton = this;
+		charon->bus->add_listener(charon->bus, &this->public.listener);
+	}
 	return &this->public;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/libcharon/plugins/eap_radius/eap_radius_plugin.c b/src/libcharon/plugins/eap_radius/eap_radius_plugin.c
index c32f52183..3baf46731 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/plugins/eap_radius/eap_radius_plugin.c
+++ b/src/libcharon/plugins/eap_radius/eap_radius_plugin.c
@@ -227,7 +227,6 @@ METHOD(plugin_t, destroy, void,
 	this->configs->destroy_offset(this->configs,
 								  offsetof(radius_config_t, destroy));
 	this->lock->destroy(this->lock);
-	charon->bus->remove_listener(charon->bus, &this->accounting->listener);
 	this->accounting->destroy(this->accounting);
 	free(this);
 	instance = NULL;
@@ -259,11 +258,6 @@ plugin_t *eap_radius_plugin_create()
 	load_configs(this);
 	instance = this;
 
-	if (lib->settings->get_bool(lib->settings,
-					"%s.plugins.eap-radius.accounting", FALSE, charon->name))
-	{
-		charon->bus->add_listener(charon->bus, &this->accounting->listener);
-	}
 	if (lib->settings->get_bool(lib->settings,
 					"%s.plugins.eap-radius.dae.enable", FALSE, charon->name))
 	{