diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/pre-initializers/inject-discourse-objects.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/pre-initializers/inject-discourse-objects.js
index a34b2cfd9eb..576fbc589eb 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/pre-initializers/inject-discourse-objects.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/pre-initializers/inject-discourse-objects.js
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export default {
       siteSettings,
       session,
       currentUser,
-      app.appEvents
+      container.lookup("service:app-events")
     );
     app.register("service:screen-track", screenTrack, { instantiate: false });