diff --git a/broker/artemis/plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kapua/broker/artemis/plugin/security/ActivateCallback.java b/broker/artemis/plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kapua/broker/artemis/plugin/security/ActivateCallback.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fbf27fd7c4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/broker/artemis/plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kapua/broker/artemis/plugin/security/ActivateCallback.java
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright (c) 2022 Eurotech and/or its affiliates and others
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials are made
+ * available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
+ * which is available at https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
+ *
+ * Contributors:
+ *     Eurotech
+ *******************************************************************************/
+package org.eclipse.kapua.broker.artemis.plugin.security;
+
+import org.eclipse.kapua.broker.artemis.plugin.security.connector.AcceptorHandler;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+/**
+ * Class to intercept Broker lifecycle events
+ */
+public class ActivateCallback implements org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.ActivateCallback {
+
+    private final Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ActivateCallback.class);
+
+    private final AcceptorHandler acceptorHandler;
+
+    public ActivateCallback(AcceptorHandler acceptorHandler) {
+        this.acceptorHandler = acceptorHandler;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    /**
+     * Use this callback to start Acceptors for now (but could be used to do whatever needs to have a fully running broker
+     */
+    public void activationComplete() {
+        logger.info("Broker activation completed!");
+        org.apache.activemq.artemis.core.server.ActivateCallback.super.activationComplete();
+        logger.info("Creating acceptors...");
+        try {
+            acceptorHandler.syncAcceptors();
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            logger.error("Creating acceptors... ERROR: {}", e.getMessage(), e);
+            //TODO throw runtime? the broker doesn't work properly if not all the acceptors are created
+        }
+        logger.info("Creating acceptors... DONE");
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/broker/artemis/plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kapua/broker/artemis/plugin/security/ServerPlugin.java b/broker/artemis/plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kapua/broker/artemis/plugin/security/ServerPlugin.java
index 36dffa859db..47cd62cd7ce 100644
--- a/broker/artemis/plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kapua/broker/artemis/plugin/security/ServerPlugin.java
+++ b/broker/artemis/plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kapua/broker/artemis/plugin/security/ServerPlugin.java
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ public void registered(ActiveMQServer server) {
             serverContext.init(server);
             acceptorHandler = new AcceptorHandler(server,
                     brokerSetting.getMap(String.class, BrokerSettingKey.ACCEPTORS));
-            //init acceptors
-            acceptorHandler.syncAcceptors();
+            //init activateCallback to handle acceptor initialization instead of calling it from here
+            server.registerActivateCallback(new ActivateCallback(acceptorHandler));
 
             deviceConnectionEventListenerService.addReceiver(serviceEvent -> processDeviceConnectionEvent(serviceEvent));
 
diff --git a/broker/artemis/plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kapua/broker/artemis/plugin/security/connector/AcceptorHandler.java b/broker/artemis/plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kapua/broker/artemis/plugin/security/connector/AcceptorHandler.java
index aaae59ab96e..af887b68cd9 100644
--- a/broker/artemis/plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kapua/broker/artemis/plugin/security/connector/AcceptorHandler.java
+++ b/broker/artemis/plugin/src/main/java/org/eclipse/kapua/broker/artemis/plugin/security/connector/AcceptorHandler.java
@@ -83,32 +83,29 @@ public String removeAcceptor(String name) throws Exception {
      * @throws Exception
      */
     public void syncAcceptors() throws Exception {
-        logger.info("Init acceptors... server started: {} - {}", server.isStarted(), server.getState());
-        if (server.isStarted()) {
-            List<String> acceptorToRemove = new ArrayList<>();
-            server.getConfiguration().getAcceptorConfigurations().forEach(tc -> {
-                String acceptorName = tc.getName();
-                logger.info("Checking acceptor {}", acceptorName);
-                if (definedAcceptors.get(acceptorName) == null) {
-                    acceptorToRemove.add(acceptorName);
-                    logger.info("Adding acceptor {} to the remove list", acceptorName);
-                } else {
-                    logger.info("Leaving acceptor {} running", acceptorName);
-                }
-            });
-            acceptorToRemove.forEach(acceptorName -> {
-                logger.info("Stopping acceptor {}...", acceptorName);
-                try {
-                    server.getRemotingService().getAcceptor(acceptorName).stop();
-                    server.getRemotingService().destroyAcceptor(acceptorName);
-                    TransportConfiguration tc = getByName(acceptorName);
-                    server.getConfiguration().getAcceptorConfigurations().remove(tc);
-                } catch (Exception e) {
-                    logger.error("Error stopping acceptor {}... Error: {}", acceptorName, e.getMessage(), e);
-                }
-                logger.info("Stopping acceptor {}... DONE", acceptorName);
-            });
-        }
+        List<String> acceptorToRemove = new ArrayList<>();
+        server.getConfiguration().getAcceptorConfigurations().forEach(tc -> {
+            String acceptorName = tc.getName();
+            logger.info("Checking acceptor {}", acceptorName);
+            if (definedAcceptors.get(acceptorName) == null) {
+                acceptorToRemove.add(acceptorName);
+                logger.info("Adding acceptor {} to the remove list", acceptorName);
+            } else {
+                logger.info("Leaving acceptor {} running", acceptorName);
+            }
+        });
+        acceptorToRemove.forEach(acceptorName -> {
+            logger.info("Stopping acceptor {}...", acceptorName);
+            try {
+                server.getRemotingService().getAcceptor(acceptorName).stop();
+                server.getRemotingService().destroyAcceptor(acceptorName);
+                TransportConfiguration tc = getByName(acceptorName);
+                server.getConfiguration().getAcceptorConfigurations().remove(tc);
+            } catch (Exception e) {
+                logger.error("Error stopping acceptor {}... Error: {}", acceptorName, e.getMessage(), e);
+            }
+            logger.info("Stopping acceptor {}... DONE", acceptorName);
+        });
 //        server.getConfiguration().clearAcceptorConfigurations();
 
         definedAcceptors.forEach((name, uri) -> {