diff --git a/backend/api/apps.py b/backend/api/apps.py
index 55a607c6..878e7d54 100644
--- a/backend/api/apps.py
+++ b/backend/api/apps.py
@@ -4,9 +4,3 @@
 class ApiConfig(AppConfig):
     default_auto_field = "django.db.models.BigAutoField"
     name = "api"
-
-    def ready(self):
-        from authentication.signals import user_created
-        from api.signals import user_creation
-
-        user_created.connect(user_creation)
diff --git a/backend/api/signals.py b/backend/api/signals.py
index f6e2ddc5..fec0206a 100644
--- a/backend/api/signals.py
+++ b/backend/api/signals.py
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 from api.models.student import Student
 from authentication.models import User
+from authentication.signals import user_created
 from django.dispatch import Signal, receiver
 
 
 # TODO: Is this a signal?
+@receiver(user_created)
 def user_creation(user: User, attributes: dict, **_):
     """Upon user creation, auto-populate additional properties"""
     student_id: str = attributes.get("ugentStudentID")