diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 538e0972..c11a896f 100755
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ gem 'devise', '~> 4.7'
 
 # API Tools
 gem 'foreman', '~> 0.87.1'
-gem 'wisper', '~> 2.0'
-gem 'wisper-activejob', '~> 1.0.0'
 
 group :development, :ci do
   gem 'traceroute', '~> 0.8.0'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 03208b4d..369fd390 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ PATH
   specs:
     bess (0.1.0)
       rails (~> 6.0.3, >= 6.0.3.1)
+      wisper (~> 2.0)
+      wisper-activejob (~> 1.0.0)
 
 PATH
   remote: gems/ruby-param-validation
@@ -463,8 +465,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   traceroute (~> 0.8.0)
   webmock (~> 3.6, >= 3.6.2)
   webpacker (~> 5.1.1)
-  wisper (~> 2.0)
-  wisper-activejob (~> 1.0.0)
   wisper-rspec (~> 1.1.0)
 
 RUBY VERSION
diff --git a/app/models/campaign.rb b/app/models/campaign.rb
index c1ea933f..1a895f3f 100644
--- a/app/models/campaign.rb
+++ b/app/models/campaign.rb
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class Campaign < ApplicationRecord
   after_create do
     user = profile.user
     Role.create(name: :campaign_editor, user_id: user.id, host: self)
-    HoudiniEventPublisher.announce(:campaign_create, self)
+    Houdini.event_publisher.announce(:campaign_create, self)
     self
   end
 
diff --git a/config/initializers/houdini_event_publisher.rb b/config/initializers/houdini_event_publisher.rb
index 0b586c7e..cf59e0b0 100644
--- a/config/initializers/houdini_event_publisher.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/houdini_event_publisher.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 # License: AGPL-3.0-or-later WITH Web-Template-Output-Additional-Permission-3.0-or-later
-HoudiniEventPublisher = EventPublisher.new
 
-Rails.application.config.to_prepare do
-    Wisper.clear if Rails.env.development?
-    [NonprofitMailerListener, CreditCardPaymentListener, SepaPaymentListener, TicketListener].each do |listener|
-        HoudiniEventPublisher.subscribe_async(listener)
-    end
-end
+Wisper.clear if Rails.env.development?
+
+Rails.application.config.houdini.listeners << [NonprofitMailerListener, 
+    CreditCardPaymentListener, 
+    SepaPaymentListener, 
+    TicketListener]
diff --git a/gems/bess/bess.gemspec b/gems/bess/bess.gemspec
index 7d1a6ffa..f3cdf837 100644
--- a/gems/bess/bess.gemspec
+++ b/gems/bess/bess.gemspec
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.files = Dir["{app,config,db,lib}/**/*", "LICENSE", "AGPL-3.0.txt", "GPL-3.0.txt", "LGPL-3.0.txt", "Rakefile", "README.md"]
 
   spec.add_dependency "rails", "~> 6.0.3", ">= 6.0.3.1"
+  spec.add_dependency 'wisper', '~> 2.0'
+  spec.add_dependency 'wisper-activejob', '~> 1.0.0'
+
   spec.add_development_dependency 'rspec', '~> 3.9.0'
   spec.add_development_dependency 'rspec-rails', '~> 4.0.0'
+
+
 end
diff --git a/gems/bess/lib/houdini.rb b/gems/bess/lib/houdini.rb
index 078fa8ad..24c207a5 100644
--- a/gems/bess/lib/houdini.rb
+++ b/gems/bess/lib/houdini.rb
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ module Houdini
   autoload :Maintenance
   autoload :Intl
   autoload :PaymentProvider
+  autoload :EventPublisher
 
   mattr_accessor :intl, :maintenance, :ccs
 
@@ -34,4 +35,6 @@ module Houdini
   mattr_accessor :support_email
   
   mattr_accessor :core_classes, default: {supporter: 'Supporter', nonprofit: 'Nonprofit'}
+
+  mattr_accessor :event_publisher, default: Houdini::EventPublisher.new
 end
diff --git a/lib/event_publisher.rb b/gems/bess/lib/houdini/event_publisher.rb
similarity index 58%
rename from lib/event_publisher.rb
rename to gems/bess/lib/houdini/event_publisher.rb
index a1c7c537..6e08eb42 100644
--- a/lib/event_publisher.rb
+++ b/gems/bess/lib/houdini/event_publisher.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 # License: AGPL-3.0-or-later WITH Web-Template-Output-Additional-Permission-3.0-or-later
-class EventPublisher
+require 'wisper'
+require 'wisper/activejob'
+class Houdini::EventPublisher
     include Wisper::Publisher
 
     def announce(event, *args)
@@ -11,4 +13,10 @@ class EventPublisher
     def subscribe_async(listener, options = {})
         subscribe(listener, options.merge(async: true))
     end
+
+    def subscribe_all(listeners, options = {})
+        listeners.each do |listener|
+            subscribe(listener, options.merge(async: true))
+        end
+    end
 end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gems/bess/lib/houdini/railtie.rb b/gems/bess/lib/houdini/railtie.rb
index 0c918189..46166766 100644
--- a/gems/bess/lib/houdini/railtie.rb
+++ b/gems/bess/lib/houdini/railtie.rb
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ module Houdini
     config.houdini.maintenance = ActiveSupport::OrderedOptions.new
     config.houdini.maintenance.active = false
 
+    config.houdini.listeners = []
+
 
     initializer 'houdini.set_configuration', before: 'factory_bot.set_fixture_replacement' do |app|
       app.config.to_prepare do
@@ -100,6 +102,8 @@ in the provided locales: #{Houdini.intl.available_locales.join(', ')}") if Houdi
         Houdini.nonprofits_must_be_vetted = app.config.houdini.nonprofits_must_be_vetted
         Houdini.show_state_fields = app.config.houdini.show_state_fields
         Houdini.default_bp = app.config.houdini.default_bp.id
+
+        Houdini.event_publisher.subscribe_all(app.config.houdini.listeners.flatten)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/insert/insert_donation.rb b/lib/insert/insert_donation.rb
index 5c052f45..79169170 100644
--- a/lib/insert/insert_donation.rb
+++ b/lib/insert/insert_donation.rb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ module InsertDonation
     result['donation'] = insert_donation(data, entities)
     update_donation_keys(result)
     result['activity'] = InsertActivities.for_one_time_donations([result['payment'].id])
-    HoudiniEventPublisher.announce(:donation_create, result['donation'], result['donation'].supporter.locale)
+    Houdini.event_publisher.announce(:donation_create, result['donation'], result['donation'].supporter.locale)
     result
   end
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ module InsertDonation
     result['donation'] = insert_donation(data, entities)
     update_donation_keys(result)
 
-    HoudiniEventPublisher.announce(:donation_create, result['donation'], locale_for_supporter(result['donation'].supporter.id))
+    Houdini.event_publisher.announce(:donation_create, result['donation'], locale_for_supporter(result['donation'].supporter.id))
 
     # do this for making test consistent
     result['activity'] = {}
diff --git a/lib/insert/insert_recurring_donation.rb b/lib/insert/insert_recurring_donation.rb
index fbadf5a0..224aa4b0 100644
--- a/lib/insert/insert_recurring_donation.rb
+++ b/lib/insert/insert_recurring_donation.rb
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ module InsertRecurringDonation
       result['activity'] = InsertActivities.for_recurring_donations([result['payment'].id])
     end
     # Send receipts
-    HoudiniEventPublisher.announce(:recurring_donation_create, result['donation'], entities[:supporter_id].locale)
+    Houdini.event_publisher.announce(:recurring_donation_create, result['donation'], entities[:supporter_id].locale)
     result
   end
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ module InsertRecurringDonation
 
     InsertDonation.update_donation_keys(result) if result['payment']
 
-    HoudiniEventPublisher.announce(:recurring_donation_create, result['donation'], entities[:supporter_id].locale)
+    Houdini.event_publisher.announce(:recurring_donation_create, result['donation'], entities[:supporter_id].locale)
 
     { status: 200, json: result }
     end
diff --git a/lib/insert/insert_refunds.rb b/lib/insert/insert_refunds.rb
index a6861454..5190664d 100644
--- a/lib/insert/insert_refunds.rb
+++ b/lib/insert/insert_refunds.rb
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ module InsertRefunds
     # Update original payment to increment its refund_total for any future refund attempts
     Qx.update(:payments).set("refund_total=refund_total + #{h['amount'].to_i}").ts.where(id: original_payment['id']).execute
     # Send the refund receipts in a delayed job
-    HoudiniEventPublisher.announce(:create_refund, Refund.find(refund_row['id']))
+    Houdini.event_publisher.announce(:create_refund, Refund.find(refund_row['id']))
     { 'payment' => payment_row, 'refund' => refund_row }
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/insert/insert_tickets.rb b/lib/insert/insert_tickets.rb
index d6c902de..7747c5fe 100644
--- a/lib/insert/insert_tickets.rb
+++ b/lib/insert/insert_tickets.rb
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ module InsertTickets
     ticket_ids = result['tickets'].map(&:id)
     charge_id =  result['charge'] ? result['charge'].id : nil
 
-    HoudiniEventPublisher.announce(:ticket_create, result['tickets'], result['charge'])
+    Houdini.event_publisher.announce(:ticket_create, result['tickets'], result['charge'])
     result
   end
 
diff --git a/lib/pay_recurring_donation.rb b/lib/pay_recurring_donation.rb
index c454a1e2..e8460651 100644
--- a/lib/pay_recurring_donation.rb
+++ b/lib/pay_recurring_donation.rb
@@ -77,14 +77,14 @@ module PayRecurringDonation
     if result['charge']['status'] != 'failed'
       rd.update(n_failures: 0)
       result['recurring_donation'] =  rd
-      HoudiniEventPublisher.announce(:recurring_donation_payment_succeeded, donation, donation&.supporter&.locale || 'en')
+      Houdini.event_publisher.announce(:recurring_donation_payment_succeeded, donation, donation&.supporter&.locale || 'en')
       InsertActivities.for_recurring_donations([result['payment']['id']])
     else
       
       rd.n_failures += 1
       rd.save!
       result['recurring_donation'] = rd
-      HoudiniEventPublisher.announce(:recurring_donation_payment_failed, donation)
+      Houdini.event_publisher.announce(:recurring_donation_payment_failed, donation)
       InsertSupporterNotes.create([{ content: "This supporter had a payment failure for their recurring donation with ID #{rd_id}", supporter_id: donation['supporter_id'], user_id: 540 }])
     end
     result
diff --git a/spec/lib/insert/insert_donation_spec.rb b/spec/lib/insert/insert_donation_spec.rb
index 6a6d7bba..af440bd8 100644
--- a/spec/lib/insert/insert_donation_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/insert/insert_donation_spec.rb
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ describe InsertDonation do
       end
 
       it 'process campaign donation' do
-        expect(HoudiniEventPublisher).to receive(:announce).with(:campaign_create, any_args)
+        expect(Houdini.event_publisher).to receive(:announce).with(:campaign_create, any_args)
         process_campaign_donation { InsertDonation.with_stripe(amount: charge_amount, nonprofit_id: nonprofit.id, supporter_id: supporter.id, token: source_token.token, campaign_id: campaign.id, date: (Time.now + 1.day).to_s, dedication: 'dedication', designation: 'designation') }
       end
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ describe InsertDonation do
       end
 
       it 'process campaign donation' do
-        expect(HoudiniEventPublisher).to receive(:announce).with(:campaign_create, any_args)
+        expect(Houdini.event_publisher).to receive(:announce).with(:campaign_create, any_args)
         process_campaign_donation(sepa: true) { InsertDonation.with_sepa(amount: charge_amount, nonprofit_id: nonprofit.id, supporter_id: supporter.id, direct_debit_detail_id: direct_debit_detail.id, campaign_id: campaign.id, date: (Time.now + 1.day).to_s, dedication: 'dedication', designation: 'designation') }
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/lib/insert/insert_recurring_donation_spec.rb b/spec/lib/insert/insert_recurring_donation_spec.rb
index acdb359d..da772a63 100644
--- a/spec/lib/insert/insert_recurring_donation_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/insert/insert_recurring_donation_spec.rb
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ describe InsertRecurringDonation do
         end
 
         it 'process campaign donation' do
-          expect(HoudiniEventPublisher).to receive(:announce).with(:campaign_create, any_args)
+          expect(Houdini.event_publisher).to receive(:announce).with(:campaign_create, any_args)
           process_campaign_donation(recurring_donation: { paydate: nil, interval: 2, time_unit: 'month', start_date: Time.current.beginning_of_day }) { InsertRecurringDonation.with_stripe(amount: charge_amount, nonprofit_id: nonprofit.id, supporter_id: supporter.id, token: source_token.token, campaign_id: campaign.id, date: (Time.now + 1.day).to_s, dedication: 'dedication', designation: 'designation', recurring_donation: { interval: 2 }) }
         end
 
diff --git a/spec/lib/insert/insert_tickets_spec.rb b/spec/lib/insert/insert_tickets_spec.rb
index c8b70721..21bcef87 100644
--- a/spec/lib/insert/insert_tickets_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/insert/insert_tickets_spec.rb
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ describe InsertTickets do
           success_expectations
           expect(QueryRoles).to receive(:is_authorized_for_nonprofit?).with(user.id, nonprofit.id).and_return true
           result = nil
-          expect(HoudiniEventPublisher).to receive(:announce).with(:ticket_create, any_args)
+          expect(Houdini.event_publisher).to receive(:announce).with(:ticket_create, any_args)
           result = InsertTickets.create(tickets: [{ quantity: 1, ticket_level_id: ticket_level.id }], nonprofit_id: nonprofit.id, supporter_id: supporter.id, token: source_token.token, event_id: event.id, kind: 'offsite', offsite_payment: { kind: 'check', check_number: 'fake_checknumber' }, current_user: user)
           
           expected = generate_expected_tickets(payment_id: result['payment'].id,
diff --git a/spec/models/campaign_spec.rb b/spec/models/campaign_spec.rb
index 60676d8e..ea408464 100644
--- a/spec/models/campaign_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/campaign_spec.rb
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ RSpec.describe Campaign, type: :model do
     end
 
     it 'parent campaign sends out a create job' do
-      expect(HoudiniEventPublisher).to receive(:announce).with(:campaign_create, any_args).exactly(:once)
+      expect(Houdini.event_publisher).to receive(:announce).with(:campaign_create, any_args).exactly(:once)
       parent_campaign
     end
 
     it 'child campaign sends out federated create job' do
-       expect(HoudiniEventPublisher).to receive(:announce).with(:campaign_create, any_args).exactly(:twice)
+       expect(Houdini.event_publisher).to receive(:announce).with(:campaign_create, any_args).exactly(:twice)
       parent_campaign
       child_campaign
     end
diff --git a/spec/support/contexts/shared_rd_donation_value_context.rb b/spec/support/contexts/shared_rd_donation_value_context.rb
index 85f6482e..957b0771 100644
--- a/spec/support/contexts/shared_rd_donation_value_context.rb
+++ b/spec/support/contexts/shared_rd_donation_value_context.rb
@@ -376,9 +376,9 @@ RSpec.shared_context :shared_rd_donation_value_context do
     pay_method = data[:sepa] ? direct_debit_detail : card
     
     unless (data[:recurring_donation])
-      expect(HoudiniEventPublisher).to receive(:announce).with(:donation_create,instance_of(Donation), supporter.locale )
+      expect(Houdini.event_publisher).to receive(:announce).with(:donation_create,instance_of(Donation), supporter.locale )
     else
-      expect(HoudiniEventPublisher).to receive(:announce).with(:recurring_donation_create,instance_of(Donation), supporter.locale )
+      expect(Houdini.event_publisher).to receive(:announce).with(:recurring_donation_create,instance_of(Donation), supporter.locale )
     end
     result = yield
     expected = generate_expected(@donation_id, result['payment'].id, result['charge'].id, pay_method, supporter, nonprofit, @stripe_charge_id, event: event, recurring_donation_expected: data[:recurring_donation], recurring_donation: result['recurring_donation'])
@@ -399,9 +399,9 @@ RSpec.shared_context :shared_rd_donation_value_context do
     pay_method = data[:sepa] ? direct_debit_detail : card
 
     unless (data[:recurring_donation])
-      expect(HoudiniEventPublisher).to receive(:announce).with(:donation_create,instance_of(Donation), supporter.locale )
+      expect(Houdini.event_publisher).to receive(:announce).with(:donation_create,instance_of(Donation), supporter.locale )
     else
-      expect(HoudiniEventPublisher).to receive(:announce).with(:recurring_donation_create,instance_of(Donation), supporter.locale )
+      expect(Houdini.event_publisher).to receive(:announce).with(:recurring_donation_create,instance_of(Donation), supporter.locale )
     end
     result = yield
     expected = generate_expected(@donation_id, result['payment'].id, result['charge'].id, pay_method, supporter, nonprofit, @stripe_charge_id, campaign: campaign, recurring_donation_expected: data[:recurring_donation], recurring_donation: result['recurring_donation'])
@@ -419,9 +419,9 @@ RSpec.shared_context :shared_rd_donation_value_context do
   def process_general_donation(data = {})
     pay_method = data[:sepa] ? direct_debit_detail : card
     unless (data[:recurring_donation])
-      expect(HoudiniEventPublisher).to receive(:announce).with(:donation_create,instance_of(Donation), supporter.locale )
+      expect(Houdini.event_publisher).to receive(:announce).with(:donation_create,instance_of(Donation), supporter.locale )
     else
-      expect(HoudiniEventPublisher).to receive(:announce).with(:recurring_donation_create,instance_of(Donation), supporter.locale )
+      expect(Houdini.event_publisher).to receive(:announce).with(:recurring_donation_create,instance_of(Donation), supporter.locale )
     end
     result = yield
     expect_payment = nil_or_true(data[:expect_payment])