diff --git a/examples/provisioning/wifi_prov_mgr/main/app_main.c b/examples/provisioning/wifi_prov_mgr/main/app_main.c
index b1a7b76ab2..b53024f24d 100644
--- a/examples/provisioning/wifi_prov_mgr/main/app_main.c
+++ b/examples/provisioning/wifi_prov_mgr/main/app_main.c
@@ -334,7 +334,6 @@ void app_main(void)
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_event_handler_register(PROTOCOMM_TRANSPORT_BLE_EVENT, ESP_EVENT_ANY_ID, &event_handler, NULL));
 #endif
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_event_handler_register(PROTOCOMM_SECURITY_SESSION_EVENT, ESP_EVENT_ANY_ID, &event_handler, NULL));
-    ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_event_handler_register(WIFI_EVENT, ESP_EVENT_ANY_ID, &event_handler, NULL));
     ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_event_handler_register(IP_EVENT, IP_EVENT_STA_GOT_IP, &event_handler, NULL));
 
     /* Initialize Wi-Fi including netif with default config */
@@ -522,6 +521,7 @@ void app_main(void)
          * so let's release it's resources */
         wifi_prov_mgr_deinit();
 
+        ESP_ERROR_CHECK(esp_event_handler_register(WIFI_EVENT, ESP_EVENT_ANY_ID, &event_handler, NULL));
         /* Start Wi-Fi station */
         wifi_init_sta();
     }