diff --git a/nano/lib/stats_enums.hpp b/nano/lib/stats_enums.hpp
index 5aeaf28d..266c7d88 100644
--- a/nano/lib/stats_enums.hpp
+++ b/nano/lib/stats_enums.hpp
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@ enum class detail
 	// backlog
 	activated,
 	activate_failed,
+	activate_skip,
 
 	// active
 	insert,
diff --git a/nano/node/backlog_population.cpp b/nano/node/backlog_population.cpp
index 705fc2da..14db2794 100644
--- a/nano/node/backlog_population.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/backlog_population.cpp
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@
 #include <nano/store/component.hpp>
 #include <nano/store/confirmation_height.hpp>
 
-nano::backlog_population::backlog_population (const config & config_a, nano::ledger & ledger, nano::stats & stats_a) :
+nano::backlog_population::backlog_population (const config & config_a, nano::scheduler::component & schedulers, nano::ledger & ledger, nano::stats & stats_a) :
 	config_m{ config_a },
+	schedulers{ schedulers },
 	ledger{ ledger },
 	stats{ stats_a }
 {
@@ -119,8 +120,6 @@ void nano::backlog_population::populate_backlog (nano::unique_lock<nano::mutex>
 
 void nano::backlog_population::activate (secure::transaction const & transaction, nano::account const & account)
 {
-	debug_assert (!activate_callback.empty ());
-
 	auto const maybe_account_info = ledger.store.account.get (transaction, account);
 	if (!maybe_account_info)
 	{
@@ -137,5 +136,8 @@ void nano::backlog_population::activate (secure::transaction const & transaction
 		stats.inc (nano::stat::type::backlog, nano::stat::detail::activated);
 
 		activate_callback.notify (transaction, account);
+
+		schedulers.optimistic.activate (account, account_info, conf_info);
+		schedulers.priority.activate (transaction, account, account_info, conf_info);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/nano/node/backlog_population.hpp b/nano/node/backlog_population.hpp
index 8cd9cd1d..184fb13f 100644
--- a/nano/node/backlog_population.hpp
+++ b/nano/node/backlog_population.hpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <nano/lib/locks.hpp>
 #include <nano/lib/numbers.hpp>
 #include <nano/lib/observer_set.hpp>
+#include <nano/node/scheduler/component.hpp>
 #include <nano/secure/common.hpp>
 
 #include <condition_variable>
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ public:
 		unsigned frequency;
 	};
 
-	backlog_population (const config &, ledger &, nano::stats &);
+	backlog_population (const config &, nano::scheduler::component &, nano::ledger &, nano::stats &);
 	~backlog_population ();
 
 	void start ();
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ public:
 	callback_t activate_callback;
 
 private: // Dependencies
+	nano::scheduler::component & schedulers;
 	nano::ledger & ledger;
 	nano::stats & stats;
 
diff --git a/nano/node/node.cpp b/nano/node/node.cpp
index 0cbf29c3..2a29f381 100644
--- a/nano/node/node.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/node.cpp
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ nano::node::node (std::shared_ptr<boost::asio::io_context> io_ctx_a, std::filesy
 	aggregator_impl{ std::make_unique<nano::request_aggregator> (config.request_aggregator, *this, stats, generator, final_generator, history, ledger, wallets, vote_router) },
 	aggregator{ *aggregator_impl },
 	wallets (wallets_store.init_error (), *this),
-	backlog{ nano::backlog_population_config (config), ledger, stats },
+	backlog{ nano::backlog_population_config (config), scheduler, ledger, stats },
 	ascendboot{ config, block_processor, ledger, network, stats },
 	websocket{ config.websocket_config, observers, wallets, ledger, io_ctx, logger },
 	epoch_upgrader{ *this, ledger, store, network_params, logger },
@@ -232,11 +232,6 @@ nano::node::node (std::shared_ptr<boost::asio::io_context> io_ctx_a, std::filesy
 		return ledger.weight (rep);
 	};
 
-	backlog.activate_callback.add ([this] (secure::transaction const & transaction, nano::account const & account) {
-		scheduler.priority.activate (transaction, account);
-		scheduler.optimistic.activate (transaction, account);
-	});
-
 	vote_router.vote_processed.add ([this] (std::shared_ptr<nano::vote> const & vote, nano::vote_source source, std::unordered_map<nano::block_hash, nano::vote_code> const & results) {
 		if (source != nano::vote_source::cache)
 		{
diff --git a/nano/node/scheduler/priority.cpp b/nano/node/scheduler/priority.cpp
index d8a9d4dc..ccc23aef 100644
--- a/nano/node/scheduler/priority.cpp
+++ b/nano/node/scheduler/priority.cpp
@@ -57,33 +57,46 @@ bool nano::scheduler::priority::activate (secure::transaction const & transactio
 		node.store.confirmation_height.get (transaction, account, conf_info);
 		if (conf_info.height < info->block_count)
 		{
-			debug_assert (conf_info.frontier != info->head);
-			auto hash = conf_info.height == 0 ? info->open_block : node.ledger.any.block_successor (transaction, conf_info.frontier).value_or (0);
-			auto block = node.ledger.any.block_get (transaction, hash);
-			debug_assert (block != nullptr);
-			if (node.ledger.dependents_confirmed (transaction, *block))
-			{
-				auto const balance = node.ledger.any.block_balance (transaction, hash).value ();
-				auto const previous_balance = node.ledger.any.block_balance (transaction, conf_info.frontier).value_or (0);
-				auto const balance_priority = std::max (balance, previous_balance);
-
-				node.stats.inc (nano::stat::type::election_scheduler, nano::stat::detail::activated);
-				node.logger.trace (nano::log::type::election_scheduler, nano::log::detail::block_activated,
-				nano::log::arg{ "account", account.to_account () }, // TODO: Convert to lazy eval
-				nano::log::arg{ "block", block },
-				nano::log::arg{ "time", info->modified },
-				nano::log::arg{ "priority", balance_priority });
-
-				{
-					nano::lock_guard<nano::mutex> lock{ mutex };
-					buckets->push (info->modified, block, balance_priority);
-				}
-				notify ();
-			}
+			return activate (transaction, account, *info, conf_info);
 		}
 	}
 
-	return true; // Activated
+	stats.inc (nano::stat::type::election_scheduler, nano::stat::detail::activate_skip);
+	return false; // Not activated
+}
+
+bool nano::scheduler::priority::activate (secure::transaction const & transaction, nano::account const & account, nano::account_info const & info, nano::confirmation_height_info const & conf_info)
+{
+	debug_assert (conf_info.frontier != info.head);
+
+	auto hash = conf_info.height == 0 ? info.open_block : node.ledger.any.block_successor (transaction, conf_info.frontier).value_or (0);
+	auto block = node.ledger.any.block_get (transaction, hash);
+	release_assert (block != nullptr);
+
+	if (node.ledger.dependents_confirmed (transaction, *block))
+	{
+		auto const balance = node.ledger.any.block_balance (transaction, hash).value ();
+		auto const previous_balance = node.ledger.any.block_balance (transaction, conf_info.frontier).value_or (0);
+		auto const balance_priority = std::max (balance, previous_balance);
+
+		node.stats.inc (nano::stat::type::election_scheduler, nano::stat::detail::activated);
+		node.logger.trace (nano::log::type::election_scheduler, nano::log::detail::block_activated,
+		nano::log::arg{ "account", account.to_account () }, // TODO: Convert to lazy eval
+		nano::log::arg{ "block", block },
+		nano::log::arg{ "time", info.modified },
+		nano::log::arg{ "priority", balance_priority });
+
+		{
+			nano::lock_guard<nano::mutex> lock{ mutex };
+			buckets->push (info.modified, block, balance_priority);
+		}
+		notify ();
+
+		return true; // Activated
+	}
+
+	stats.inc (nano::stat::type::election_scheduler, nano::stat::detail::activate_failed);
+	return false; // Not activated
 }
 
 void nano::scheduler::priority::notify ()
diff --git a/nano/node/scheduler/priority.hpp b/nano/node/scheduler/priority.hpp
index cf60cee1..e14b35df 100644
--- a/nano/node/scheduler/priority.hpp
+++ b/nano/node/scheduler/priority.hpp
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 
 namespace nano
 {
+class account_info;
+class confirmation_height_info;
 class block;
 class container_info_component;
 class node;
@@ -48,6 +50,8 @@ public:
 	 * @return true if account was activated
 	 */
 	bool activate (secure::transaction const &, nano::account const &);
+	bool activate (secure::transaction const &, nano::account const &, nano::account_info const &, nano::confirmation_height_info const &);
+
 	void notify ();
 	std::size_t size () const;
 	bool empty () const;