diff --git a/authentik/tenants/apps.py b/authentik/tenants/apps.py
index 3a8f9b20d..e8af0e361 100644
--- a/authentik/tenants/apps.py
+++ b/authentik/tenants/apps.py
@@ -1,25 +1,14 @@
 """authentik tenants app"""
+from django.core.signals import setting_changed
 from django.db import DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS
-from django.db.backends.signals import connection_created
 from django.db.models.signals import post_migrate
 from django_tenants.utils import get_public_schema_name
 
 from authentik.blueprints.apps import ManagedAppConfig
 
 
-def ensure_default_tenant(*args, using=DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS, connection=None, **kwargs):
+def ensure_default_tenant(*args, using=DEFAULT_DB_ALIAS, **kwargs):
     """Make sure default tenant exists"""
-    # Make sure we've migrated before touching the database
-    if connection is not None:
-        with connection.cursor() as cursor:
-            cursor.execute(
-                "SELECT * FROM information_schema.tables "
-                "WHERE table_schema = 'public' AND table_name = 'authentik_tenants_tenant'"
-            )
-            if not bool(cursor.rowcount):
-                return
-        using = connection.alias
-
     from django_tenants.utils import schema_context
 
     from authentik.tenants.models import Tenant
@@ -43,4 +32,4 @@ class AuthentikTenantsConfig(ManagedAppConfig):
         """Make sure default tenant exists, especially after a migration"""
         ensure_default_tenant()
         post_migrate.connect(ensure_default_tenant)
-        connection_created.connect(ensure_default_tenant)
+        setting_changed.connect(ensure_default_tenant)