diff --git a/taiga/events/backends/rabbitmq.py b/taiga/events/backends/rabbitmq.py
index 829dcf3a..c09113c6 100644
--- a/taiga/events/backends/rabbitmq.py
+++ b/taiga/events/backends/rabbitmq.py
@@ -50,17 +50,21 @@ class EventsPushBackend(base.BaseEventsPushBackend):
 
     def emit_event(self, message:str, *, routing_key:str, channel:str="events"):
         connection = _make_rabbitmq_connection(self.url)
-
         try:
-            rchannel = connection.channel()
-            message = AmqpMessage(message)
+            connection.connect()
+        except ConnectionRefusedError:
+            log.error("EventsPushBackend: Unable to connect with RabbitMQ at {}".format(self.url),
+                      exc_info=True)
+        else:
+            try:
+                message = AmqpMessage(message)
+                rchannel = connection.channel()
 
-            rchannel.exchange_declare(exchange=channel, type="topic", auto_delete=True)
-            rchannel.basic_publish(message, routing_key=routing_key, exchange=channel)
-            rchannel.close()
-
-        except Exception:
-            log.error("Unhandled exception", exc_info=True)
-
-        finally:
-            connection.close()
+                rchannel.exchange_declare(exchange=channel, type="topic", auto_delete=True)
+                rchannel.basic_publish(message, routing_key=routing_key, exchange=channel)
+                rchannel.close()
+            except Exception:
+                log.error("EventsPushBackend: Unhandled exception",
+                          exc_info=True)
+            finally:
+                connection.close()
diff --git a/taiga/events/events.py b/taiga/events/events.py
index 2df3dd37..bbd8735c 100644
--- a/taiga/events/events.py
+++ b/taiga/events/events.py
@@ -17,10 +17,9 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 
-import json
 import collections
 
-from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
+from django.db import connection
 
 from taiga.base.utils import json
 from taiga.base.utils.db import get_typename_for_model_instance
@@ -39,7 +38,8 @@ watched_types = set([
 
 
 def emit_event(data:dict, routing_key:str, *,
-               sessionid:str=None, channel:str="events"):
+               sessionid:str=None, channel:str="events",
+               on_commit:bool=True):
     if not sessionid:
         sessionid = mw.get_current_session_id()
 
@@ -47,9 +47,14 @@ def emit_event(data:dict, routing_key:str, *,
             "data": data}
 
     backend = backends.get_events_backend()
-    return backend.emit_event(message=json.dumps(data),
-                              routing_key=routing_key,
-                              channel=channel)
+
+    def backend_emit_event():
+        backend.emit_event(message=json.dumps(data), routing_key=routing_key, channel=channel)
+
+    if on_commit:
+        connection.on_commit(backend_emit_event)
+    else:
+        backend_emit_event()
 
 
 def emit_event_for_model(obj, *, type:str="change", channel:str="events",
diff --git a/taiga/events/management/commands/emit_notification_message.py b/taiga/events/management/commands/emit_notification_message.py
index 7ae7facc..ed5365d2 100644
--- a/taiga/events/management/commands/emit_notification_message.py
+++ b/taiga/events/management/commands/emit_notification_message.py
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
             "desc": options["description"],
         }
         routing_key = "notifications"
-        emit_event(data, routing_key)
+        emit_event(data, routing_key, on_commit=False)
diff --git a/taiga/events/signal_handlers.py b/taiga/events/signal_handlers.py
index cb2a1250..e310fcf1 100644
--- a/taiga/events/signal_handlers.py
+++ b/taiga/events/signal_handlers.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 from django.db.models import signals
-from django.db import connection
 
 from django.dispatch import receiver
 
@@ -43,8 +42,7 @@ def on_save_any_model(sender, instance, created, **kwargs):
     if created:
         type = "create"
 
-    emit_event = lambda: events.emit_event_for_model(instance, sessionid=sesionid, type=type)
-    connection.on_commit(emit_event)
+    events.emit_event_for_model(instance, sessionid=sesionid, type=type)
 
 
 def on_delete_any_model(sender, instance, **kwargs):
@@ -57,5 +55,4 @@ def on_delete_any_model(sender, instance, **kwargs):
 
     sesionid = mw.get_current_session_id()
 
-    emit_event = lambda: events.emit_event_for_model(instance, sessionid=sesionid, type="delete")
-    connection.on_commit(emit_event)
+    events.emit_event_for_model(instance, sessionid=sesionid, type="delete")