diff --git a/app/event_handlers.py b/app/event_handlers.py
index 8c141cd59..9ecd68b28 100644
--- a/app/event_handlers.py
+++ b/app/event_handlers.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from flask import request
 
-from app import events_api_client
+from app.notify_client.events_api_client import events_api_client
 
 EVENT_SCHEMAS = {
     "sucessful_login": {"user_id"},
diff --git a/app/models/user.py b/app/models/user.py
index ff9cc1387..03cfb7e94 100644
--- a/app/models/user.py
+++ b/app/models/user.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from notifications_python_client.errors import HTTPError
 from notifications_utils.timezones import utc_string_to_aware_gmt_datetime
 from werkzeug.utils import cached_property
 
+from app.event_handlers import create_add_user_to_service_event
 from app.models import JSONModel, ModelList
 from app.models.organisation import Organisation
 from app.models.roles_and_permissions import (
@@ -401,8 +402,6 @@ class User(JSONModel, UserMixin):
         session['current_session_id'] = self.current_session_id
 
     def add_to_service(self, service_id, permissions, folder_permissions, invited_by_id):
-        from app.event_handlers import create_add_user_to_service_event
-
         try:
             user_api_client.add_user_to_service(
                 service_id,
diff --git a/tests/app/main/views/test_accept_invite.py b/tests/app/main/views/test_accept_invite.py
index 6f84a082d..cdf71c616 100644
--- a/tests/app/main/views/test_accept_invite.py
+++ b/tests/app/main/views/test_accept_invite.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def test_existing_user_accept_invite_calls_api_and_redirects_to_dashboard(
 ):
     expected_service = service_one['id']
     expected_permissions = {'view_activity', 'send_messages', 'manage_service', 'manage_api_keys'}
-    mock_audit_event = mocker.patch('app.event_handlers.create_add_user_to_service_event')
+    mock_audit_event = mocker.patch('app.models.user.create_add_user_to_service_event')
 
     response = client.get(url_for('main.accept_invite', token='thisisnotarealtoken'))
 
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ def test_accept_invite_redirects_if_api_raises_an_error_that_they_are_already_pa
     mock_no_users_for_service,
     mock_get_user,
 ):
-    mock_audit_event = mocker.patch('app.event_handlers.create_add_user_to_service_event')
+    mock_audit_event = mocker.patch('app.models.user.create_add_user_to_service_event')
 
     mocker.patch('app.user_api_client.add_user_to_service', side_effect=HTTPError(
         response=Mock(
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ def test_new_invited_user_verifies_and_added_to_service(
     mock_create_event,
     mocker,
 ):
-    mock_audit_event = mocker.patch('app.event_handlers.create_add_user_to_service_event')
+    mock_audit_event = mocker.patch('app.models.user.create_add_user_to_service_event')
 
     # visit accept token page
     response = client.get(url_for('main.accept_invite', token='thisisnotarealtoken'))
diff --git a/tests/app/main/views/test_register.py b/tests/app/main/views/test_register.py
index 81d83f802..8c83c258d 100644
--- a/tests/app/main/views/test_register.py
+++ b/tests/app/main/views/test_register.py
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ def test_register_from_email_auth_invite(
     fake_uuid,
     mocker,
 ):
-    mock_audit_event = mocker.patch('app.event_handlers.create_add_user_to_service_event')
+    mock_audit_event = mocker.patch('app.models.user.create_add_user_to_service_event')
 
     sample_invite['auth_type'] = 'email_auth'
     sample_invite['email_address'] = invite_email_address