diff --git a/v2/bugsnag.go b/v2/bugsnag.go
index 66a5895..4e34491 100644
--- a/v2/bugsnag.go
+++ b/v2/bugsnag.go
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ func Configure(config Configuration) {
 	readEnvConfigOnce.Do(Config.loadEnv)
 	Config.update(&config)
 	updateSessionConfig()
+
+	// start delivery goroutine later than the module import time
+	go publisher.delivery()
 	// Only do once in case the user overrides the default panichandler, and
 	// configures multiple times.
 	panicHandlerOnce.Do(Config.PanicHandler)
diff --git a/v2/bugsnag_test.go b/v2/bugsnag_test.go
index da72f3b..e31cbd9 100644
--- a/v2/bugsnag_test.go
+++ b/v2/bugsnag_test.go
@@ -151,6 +151,9 @@ func (tp *testPublisher) publishReport(p *payload) error {
 func (tp *testPublisher) setMainProgramContext(context.Context) {
 }
 
+func (tp *testPublisher) delivery() {
+}
+
 func TestNotifySyncThenAsync(t *testing.T) {
 	ts, _ := setup()
 	defer ts.Close()
diff --git a/v2/report_publisher.go b/v2/report_publisher.go
index 6ccb17e..43937e1 100644
--- a/v2/report_publisher.go
+++ b/v2/report_publisher.go
@@ -3,26 +3,18 @@ package bugsnag
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"os"
-	"os/signal"
-	"syscall"
 )
 
 type reportPublisher interface {
 	publishReport(*payload) error
 	setMainProgramContext(context.Context)
+	delivery()
 }
 
 func (defPub *defaultReportPublisher) delivery() {
-	signalsCh := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
-	signal.Notify(signalsCh, syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM)
-
 waitForEnd:
 	for {
 		select {
-		case <-signalsCh:
-			defPub.isClosing = true
-			break waitForEnd
 		case <-defPub.mainProgramCtx.Done():
 			defPub.isClosing = true
 			break waitForEnd
@@ -42,10 +34,10 @@ waitForEnd:
 	// Send remaining elements from the queue
 	close(defPub.eventsChan)
 	for p := range defPub.eventsChan {
-			if err := p.deliver(); err != nil {
-				// Ensure that any errors are logged if they occur in a goroutine.
-				p.logf("bugsnag/defaultReportPublisher.publishReport: %v", err)
-			}
+		if err := p.deliver(); err != nil {
+			// Ensure that any errors are logged if they occur in a goroutine.
+			p.logf("bugsnag/defaultReportPublisher.publishReport: %v", err)
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -59,8 +51,6 @@ func newPublisher() reportPublisher {
 	defPub := defaultReportPublisher{isClosing: false, mainProgramCtx: context.TODO()}
 	defPub.eventsChan = make(chan *payload, 100)
 
-	go defPub.delivery()
-
 	return &defPub
 }