diff --git a/helpdesk/signals.py b/helpdesk/signals.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0f3ed823
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helpdesk/signals.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+import django.dispatch
+
+# create a signal for ticket updates
+update_ticket_done = django.dispatch.Signal()
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diff --git a/helpdesk/update_ticket.py b/helpdesk/update_ticket.py
index ddd337ee..017b5b4f 100644
--- a/helpdesk/update_ticket.py
+++ b/helpdesk/update_ticket.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
 from django.utils import timezone
 from django.utils.translation import gettext as _
-import django.dispatch
 
 from helpdesk.lib import safe_template_context
 from helpdesk import settings as helpdesk_settings
@@ -18,11 +17,10 @@ from helpdesk.models import (
     TicketCC,
     TicketChange,
 )
+from helpdesk.signals import update_ticket_done
 
 User = get_user_model()
 
-update_ticket_done = django.dispatch.Signal()
-
 def add_staff_subscription(
     user: User,
     ticket: Ticket
@@ -391,11 +389,9 @@ def update_ticket(
     ticket.save()
 
     # emit signal with followup when the ticket update is done
+    # internally used for webhooks
     update_ticket_done.send(sender="update_ticket", followup=f)
 
-    from helpdesk.webhooks import notify_followup_webhooks
-    notify_followup_webhooks(f)
-
     # auto subscribe user if enabled
     add_staff_subscription(user, ticket)
     return f
diff --git a/helpdesk/webhooks.py b/helpdesk/webhooks.py
index 3133a3fa..39ab2359 100644
--- a/helpdesk/webhooks.py
+++ b/helpdesk/webhooks.py
@@ -1,33 +1,38 @@
-from . import settings
-
 import requests
 import requests.exceptions
 import logging
 
+from . import settings
+from .signals import update_ticket_done
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-def notify_followup_webhooks(followup):
+# listener is loaded via app.py HelpdeskConfig.ready()
+@receiver(update_ticket_done)
+def notify_followup_webhooks(sender, followup, **kwargs):
     urls = settings.HELPDESK_GET_FOLLOWUP_WEBHOOK_URLS()
     if not urls:
         return
-    # Serialize the ticket associated with the followup
-    from .serializers import TicketSerializer
-    ticket = followup.ticket
-    ticket.set_custom_field_values()
-    serialized_ticket = TicketSerializer(ticket).data
 
-    # Prepare the data to send
-    data = {
-        'ticket': serialized_ticket,
-        'queue_slug': ticket.queue.slug,
-        'followup_id': followup.id
-    }
+    if sender == "update_ticket":
+        # Serialize the ticket associated with the followup
+        from .serializers import TicketSerializer
+        ticket = followup.ticket
+        ticket.set_custom_field_values()
+        serialized_ticket = TicketSerializer(ticket).data
 
-    for url in urls:
-        try:
-            requests.post(url, json=data, timeout=settings.HELPDESK_WEBHOOK_TIMEOUT)
-        except requests.exceptions.Timeout:
-            logger.error('Timeout while sending followup webhook to %s', url)
+        # Prepare the data to send
+        data = {
+            'ticket': serialized_ticket,
+            'queue_slug': ticket.queue.slug,
+            'followup_id': followup.id
+        }
+
+        for url in urls:
+            try:
+                requests.post(url, json=data, timeout=settings.HELPDESK_WEBHOOK_TIMEOUT)
+            except requests.exceptions.Timeout:
+                logger.error('Timeout while sending followup webhook to %s', url)
 
 
 def send_new_ticket_webhook(ticket):