diff --git a/src/cluster/backend/zeromq/ZeroMQ.cc b/src/cluster/backend/zeromq/ZeroMQ.cc
index 99207e82f5..2b739c905b 100644
--- a/src/cluster/backend/zeromq/ZeroMQ.cc
+++ b/src/cluster/backend/zeromq/ZeroMQ.cc
@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@ ZeroMQBackend::~ZeroMQBackend() {
 }
 
 void ZeroMQBackend::DoInitPostScript() {
-    ThreadedBackend::DoInitPostScript();
-
     listen_xpub_endpoint =
         zeek::id::find_val<zeek::StringVal>("Cluster::Backend::ZeroMQ::listen_xpub_endpoint")->ToStdString();
     listen_xsub_endpoint =
@@ -98,8 +96,8 @@ void ZeroMQBackend::DoInitPostScript() {
     event_subscription = zeek::event_registry->Register("Cluster::Backend::ZeroMQ::subscription");
 }
 
-
 void ZeroMQBackend::DoTerminate() {
+    ThreadedBackend::DoTerminate();
     ZEROMQ_DEBUG("Shutting down ctx");
     ctx.shutdown();
     ZEROMQ_DEBUG("Joining self_thread");
diff --git a/src/cluster/backend/zeromq/ZeroMQ.h b/src/cluster/backend/zeromq/ZeroMQ.h
index 3a6783ff5c..ab33917cb0 100644
--- a/src/cluster/backend/zeromq/ZeroMQ.h
+++ b/src/cluster/backend/zeromq/ZeroMQ.h
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ private:
     bool DoPublishLogWrites(const logging::detail::LogWriteHeader& header, const std::string& format,
                             cluster::detail::byte_buffer& buf) override;
 
-    const char* Tag() override { return "ZeroMQ"; }
-
     bool DoProcessBackendMessage(int tag, detail::byte_buffer_span payload) override;
 
     // Script level variables.