diff --git a/apis/realtime.go b/apis/realtime.go
index 418b2da5..790c620a 100644
--- a/apis/realtime.go
+++ b/apis/realtime.go
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func (api *realtimeApi) bindEvents() {
 	adminTable := (&models.Admin{}).TableName()
 
 	// update user/admin auth state
-	api.app.OnModelAfterUpdate().Add(func(e *core.ModelEvent) error {
+	api.app.OnModelAfterUpdate().PreAdd(func(e *core.ModelEvent) error {
 		modelTable := e.Model.TableName()
 
 		var contextKey string
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ func (api *realtimeApi) bindEvents() {
 	})
 
 	// remove user/admin client(s)
-	api.app.OnModelAfterDelete().Add(func(e *core.ModelEvent) error {
+	api.app.OnModelAfterDelete().PreAdd(func(e *core.ModelEvent) error {
 		modelTable := e.Model.TableName()
 
 		var contextKey string
@@ -213,14 +213,14 @@ func (api *realtimeApi) bindEvents() {
 		return nil
 	})
 
-	api.app.OnModelAfterCreate().Add(func(e *core.ModelEvent) error {
+	api.app.OnModelAfterCreate().PreAdd(func(e *core.ModelEvent) error {
 		if record, ok := e.Model.(*models.Record); ok {
 			api.broadcastRecord("create", record)
 		}
 		return nil
 	})
 
-	api.app.OnModelAfterUpdate().Add(func(e *core.ModelEvent) error {
+	api.app.OnModelAfterUpdate().PreAdd(func(e *core.ModelEvent) error {
 		if record, ok := e.Model.(*models.Record); ok {
 			api.broadcastRecord("update", record)
 		}
diff --git a/core/base.go b/core/base.go
index 7c79db31..b5574977 100644
--- a/core/base.go
+++ b/core/base.go
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ func (app *BaseApp) initLogsDB() error {
 		return connectErr
 	}
 
-	app.logsDao = app.createDao(app.logsDB)
+	app.logsDao = daos.New(app.logsDB)
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -740,12 +740,12 @@ func (app *BaseApp) initDataDB() error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	app.dao = app.createDao(app.db)
+	app.dao = app.createDaoWithHooks(app.db)
 
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (app *BaseApp) createDao(db dbx.Builder) *daos.Dao {
+func (app *BaseApp) createDaoWithHooks(db dbx.Builder) *daos.Dao {
 	dao := daos.New(db)
 
 	dao.BeforeCreateFunc = func(eventDao *daos.Dao, m models.Model) error {
diff --git a/tools/hook/hook.go b/tools/hook/hook.go
index 05402802..e3d94147 100644
--- a/tools/hook/hook.go
+++ b/tools/hook/hook.go
@@ -17,7 +17,18 @@ type Hook[T any] struct {
 	handlers []Handler[T]
 }
 
-// Add registers a new handler to the hook.
+// PreAdd registers a new handler to the hook by prepending it to the existing queue.
+func (h *Hook[T]) PreAdd(fn Handler[T]) {
+	h.mux.Lock()
+	defer h.mux.Unlock()
+
+	// minimize allocations by shifting the slice
+	h.handlers = append(h.handlers, nil)
+	copy(h.handlers[1:], h.handlers)
+	h.handlers[0] = fn
+}
+
+// Add registers a new handler to the hook by appending it to the existing queue.
 func (h *Hook[T]) Add(fn Handler[T]) {
 	h.mux.Lock()
 	defer h.mux.Unlock()
diff --git a/tools/hook/hook_test.go b/tools/hook/hook_test.go
index 24e46e88..11fd3a02 100644
--- a/tools/hook/hook_test.go
+++ b/tools/hook/hook_test.go
@@ -5,18 +5,34 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 )
 
-func TestAdd(t *testing.T) {
+func TestAddAndPreAdd(t *testing.T) {
 	h := Hook[int]{}
 
 	if total := len(h.handlers); total != 0 {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected no handlers, found %d", total)
 	}
 
-	h.Add(func(data int) error { return nil })
-	h.Add(func(data int) error { return nil })
+	triggerSequence := ""
 
-	if total := len(h.handlers); total != 2 {
-		t.Fatalf("Expected 2 handlers, found %d", total)
+	f1 := func(data int) error { triggerSequence += "f1"; return nil }
+	f2 := func(data int) error { triggerSequence += "f2"; return nil }
+	f3 := func(data int) error { triggerSequence += "f3"; return nil }
+	f4 := func(data int) error { triggerSequence += "f4"; return nil }
+
+	h.Add(f1)
+	h.Add(f2)
+	h.PreAdd(f3)
+	h.PreAdd(f4)
+	h.Trigger(1)
+
+	if total := len(h.handlers); total != 4 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected %d handlers, found %d", 4, total)
+	}
+
+	expectedTriggerSequence := "f4f3f1f2"
+
+	if triggerSequence != expectedTriggerSequence {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected trigger sequence %s, got %s", expectedTriggerSequence, triggerSequence)
 	}
 }