diff --git a/extensions/narayana-jta/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/narayana/jta/deployment/NarayanaJtaProcessor.java b/extensions/narayana-jta/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/narayana/jta/deployment/NarayanaJtaProcessor.java
index 135e39150cd2a7..396279af870c04 100644
--- a/extensions/narayana-jta/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/narayana/jta/deployment/NarayanaJtaProcessor.java
+++ b/extensions/narayana-jta/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/narayana/jta/deployment/NarayanaJtaProcessor.java
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package io.quarkus.narayana.jta.deployment;
 
 import static io.quarkus.deployment.annotations.ExecutionTime.RUNTIME_INIT;
-import static io.quarkus.deployment.annotations.ExecutionTime.STATIC_INIT;
 
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -138,16 +137,6 @@ public void build(NarayanaJtaRecorder recorder,
         builder.addBeanClass(TransactionalInterceptorNotSupported.class);
         additionalBeans.produce(builder.build());
 
-        // This must be done before setNodeName as the code in setNodeName will create a TSM based on the value of this property
-        recorder.disableTransactionStatusManager();
-        recorder.setNodeName(transactions);
-        recorder.setDefaultTimeout(transactions);
-        recorder.setConfig(transactions);
-    }
-
-    @BuildStep
-    @Record(STATIC_INIT)
-    public void setProperties(NarayanaJtaRecorder recorder) {
         //we want to force Arjuna to init at static init time
         Properties defaultProperties = PropertiesFactory.getDefaultProperties();
         //we don't want to store the system properties here
@@ -156,6 +145,11 @@ public void setProperties(NarayanaJtaRecorder recorder) {
             defaultProperties.remove(i);
         }
         recorder.setDefaultProperties(defaultProperties);
+        // This must be done before setNodeName as the code in setNodeName will create a TSM based on the value of this property
+        recorder.disableTransactionStatusManager();
+        recorder.setNodeName(transactions);
+        recorder.setDefaultTimeout(transactions);
+        recorder.setConfig(transactions);
     }
 
     @BuildStep