diff --git a/lib/Config/Activator.php b/lib/Config/Activator.php
index c849e4e264..5b7e757061 100644
--- a/lib/Config/Activator.php
+++ b/lib/Config/Activator.php
@@ -5,15 +5,6 @@ namespace MailPoet\Config;
 if(!defined('ABSPATH')) exit;
 
 class Activator {
-  private $access_control;
-
-  function __construct(AccessControl $access_control) {
-    $this->access_control = $access_control;
-    if(!$this->access_control->validatePermission(AccessControl::PERMISSION_UPDATE_PLUGIN)) {
-      throw new \Exception(__('You do not have permission to activate/deactivate MailPoet plugin.', 'mailpoet'));
-    }
-  }
-
   function activate() {
     $migrator = new Migrator();
     $migrator->up();
diff --git a/lib/Config/Initializer.php b/lib/Config/Initializer.php
index 4e527c548d..cc0d7541e8 100644
--- a/lib/Config/Initializer.php
+++ b/lib/Config/Initializer.php
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ class Initializer {
 
     // if current db version and plugin version differ
     if(version_compare($current_db_version, Env::$version) !== 0) {
+      if(!$this->access_control->validatePermission(AccessControl::PERMISSION_UPDATE_PLUGIN)) {
+        throw new \Exception(__('You do not have permission to activate/deactivate MailPoet plugin.', 'mailpoet'));
+      }
       $activator = new Activator($this->access_control);
       $activator->activate();
     }