diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.passage.loc.licenses.core/OSGI-INF/org.eclipse.passage.loc.internal.licenses.core.LicenseDomainRegistry.xml b/bundles/org.eclipse.passage.loc.licenses.core/OSGI-INF/org.eclipse.passage.loc.internal.licenses.core.LicenseDomainRegistry.xml
index 81419e614..5acdf60dd 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.passage.loc.licenses.core/OSGI-INF/org.eclipse.passage.loc.internal.licenses.core.LicenseDomainRegistry.xml
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.passage.loc.licenses.core/OSGI-INF/org.eclipse.passage.loc.internal.licenses.core.LicenseDomainRegistry.xml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<scr:component xmlns:scr="http://www.osgi.org/xmlns/scr/v1.1.0" activate="activate" deactivate="deactivate" name="org.eclipse.passage.loc.internal.licenses.core.LicenseDomainRegistry">
+<scr:component xmlns:scr="http://www.osgi.org/xmlns/scr/v1.1.0" activate="load" deactivate="unload" name="org.eclipse.passage.loc.internal.licenses.core.LicenseDomainRegistry">
    <property name="org.eclipse.passage.lic.emf.edit.domain.name" value="licenses"/>
    <property name="org.eclipse.passage.lic.emf.edit.file.extension" value="licenses_xmi"/>
    <service>
       <provide interface="org.eclipse.passage.loc.internal.licenses.LicenseRegistry"/>
       <provide interface="org.eclipse.passage.loc.internal.emf.EditingDomainRegistry"/>
    </service>
+   <reference bind="bindEventAdmin" interface="org.osgi.service.event.EventAdmin" name="EventAdmin" unbind="unbindEventAdmin"/>
    <reference bind="bindGear" interface="org.eclipse.passage.loc.internal.api.OperatorGearSupplier" name="Gear" unbind="unbindGear"/>
-   <reference cardinality="1..1" field="events" interface="org.osgi.service.event.EventAdmin" name="events"/>
    <implementation class="org.eclipse.passage.loc.internal.licenses.core.LicenseDomainRegistry"/>
-</scr:component>
+</scr:component>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.passage.loc.licenses.core/src/org/eclipse/passage/loc/internal/licenses/core/LicenseDomainRegistry.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.passage.loc.licenses.core/src/org/eclipse/passage/loc/internal/licenses/core/LicenseDomainRegistry.java
index 5c8b68e32..51c44cc17 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.passage.loc.licenses.core/src/org/eclipse/passage/loc/internal/licenses/core/LicenseDomainRegistry.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.passage.loc.licenses.core/src/org/eclipse/passage/loc/internal/licenses/core/LicenseDomainRegistry.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
@@ -48,13 +49,21 @@
 
 @Component(property = { EditingDomainRegistryAccess.PROPERTY_DOMAIN_NAME + '=' + LicensesPackage.eNAME,
 		EditingDomainRegistryAccess.PROPERTY_FILE_EXTENSION + '=' + "licenses_xmi" })
-public class LicenseDomainRegistry extends BaseDomainRegistry<LicensePlan>
+public final class LicenseDomainRegistry extends BaseDomainRegistry<LicensePlan>
 		implements LicenseRegistry, EditingDomainRegistry<LicensePlan> {
 
 	private final Map<String, LicensePlan> plans = new HashMap<>();
 
+	private final List<EventAdmin> events = new ArrayList<>();
+
 	@Reference
-	private EventAdmin events;
+	public void bindEventAdmin(EventAdmin admin) {
+		this.events.add(admin);
+	}
+
+	public void unbindEventAdmin(EventAdmin admin) {
+		this.events.remove(admin);
+	}
 
 	@Override
 	@Reference
@@ -68,14 +77,12 @@ public void unbindGear(OperatorGearSupplier supplier) {
 	}
 
 	@Activate
-	@Override
-	public void activate(Map<String, Object> properties) {
+	public void load(Map<String, Object> properties) {
 		super.activate(properties);
 	}
 
 	@Deactivate
-	@Override
-	public void deactivate(Map<String, Object> properties) {
+	public void unload(Map<String, Object> properties) {
 		plans.clear();
 		super.deactivate(properties);
 	}
@@ -113,17 +120,20 @@ void registerLicensePlan(LicensePlan licensePlan) {
 					licensePlan);
 			Platform.getLog(getClass()).warn(msg);
 		}
-		events.postEvent(new EquinoxEvent(LicenseRegistryEvents.LICENSE_PLAN_CREATE, licensePlan).get());
+		events().postEvent(new EquinoxEvent(LicenseRegistryEvents.LICENSE_PLAN_CREATE, licensePlan).get());
 	}
 
 	void unregisterLicensePlan(String identifier) {
 		LicensePlan removed = plans.remove(identifier);
 		if (removed != null) {
-			events.postEvent(new EquinoxEvent(LicenseRegistryEvents.LICENSE_PLAN_DELETE, removed).get());
-
+			events().postEvent(new EquinoxEvent(LicenseRegistryEvents.LICENSE_PLAN_DELETE, removed).get());
 		}
 	}
 
+	private EventAdmin events() {
+		return events.stream().findAny().get();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	protected DomainContentAdapter<LicensePlan, LicenseDomainRegistry> createContentAdapter() {
 		return new LicensesDomainRegistryTracker(this);