diff --git a/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-exp-parser.c b/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-exp-parser.c
index 35179f33a1..fdfab3aa11 100644
--- a/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-exp-parser.c
+++ b/libgnucash/app-utils/gnc-exp-parser.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "fin_spl_protos.h"
 #include "gnc-filepath-utils.h"
 #include "gnc-gkeyfile-utils.h"
+#include "gnc-hooks.h"
 #include "gnc-exp-parser.h"
 #include "gnc-ui-util.h"
 #include "gnc-locale-utils.h"
@@ -107,6 +108,8 @@ gnc_exp_parser_real_init ( gboolean addPredefined )
         }
         g_free(filename);
     }
+
+    gnc_hook_add_dangler(HOOK_SHUTDOWN, (GFunc)gnc_exp_parser_shutdown, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
 static gboolean
@@ -157,6 +160,8 @@ gnc_exp_parser_shutdown (void)
     last_gncp_error = NO_ERR;
 
     parser_inited = FALSE;
+
+    gnc_hook_run(HOOK_SAVE_OPTIONS, NULL);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/libgnucash/app-utils/gncmod-app-utils.c b/libgnucash/app-utils/gncmod-app-utils.c
index 3f242d243f..24ab94d93c 100644
--- a/libgnucash/app-utils/gncmod-app-utils.c
+++ b/libgnucash/app-utils/gncmod-app-utils.c
@@ -66,13 +66,6 @@ lmod(char * mn)
     g_free(form);
 }
 
-static void
-app_utils_shutdown(void)
-{
-    gnc_exp_parser_shutdown();
-    gnc_hook_run(HOOK_SAVE_OPTIONS, NULL);
-}
-
 
 extern SCM scm_init_sw_app_utils_module(void);
 
@@ -85,12 +78,6 @@ libgncmod_app_utils_gnc_module_init(int refcount)
     lmod("(sw_app_utils)");
     lmod("(gnucash app-utils)");
 
-    if (refcount == 0)
-    {
-        gnc_hook_add_dangler(HOOK_STARTUP, (GFunc)gnc_exp_parser_init, NULL, NULL);
-        gnc_hook_add_dangler(HOOK_SHUTDOWN, (GFunc)app_utils_shutdown, NULL, NULL);
-    }
-
     return TRUE;
 }