diff --git a/src/async-wrap-inl.h b/src/async-wrap-inl.h
index f064ea96cf44..f7e848e6f412 100644
--- a/src/async-wrap-inl.h
+++ b/src/async-wrap-inl.h
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ inline AsyncWrap::AsyncWrap(Environment* env,
       has_async_queue_(false),
       provider_type_(provider) {
   // Check user controlled flag to see if the init callback should run.
-  if (!env->call_async_init_hook())
+  if (!env->using_asyncwrap())
+    return;
+  if (!env->call_async_init_hook() && parent == NULL)
     return;
 
   // TODO(trevnorris): Until it's verified all passed object's are not weak,
diff --git a/src/async-wrap.cc b/src/async-wrap.cc
index de1007e73d1d..9ae596397293 100644
--- a/src/async-wrap.cc
+++ b/src/async-wrap.cc
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ static void SetupHooks(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   env->set_async_hooks_init_function(args[1].As<Function>());
   env->set_async_hooks_pre_function(args[2].As<Function>());
   env->set_async_hooks_post_function(args[3].As<Function>());
+
+  env->set_using_asyncwrap(true);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/env-inl.h b/src/env-inl.h
index a2245130664b..53f818ad62c6 100644
--- a/src/env-inl.h
+++ b/src/env-inl.h
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ inline Environment::Environment(v8::Local<v8::Context> context,
       isolate_data_(IsolateData::GetOrCreate(context->GetIsolate(), loop)),
       using_smalloc_alloc_cb_(false),
       using_domains_(false),
+      using_asyncwrap_(false),
       printed_error_(false),
       debugger_agent_(this),
       context_(context->GetIsolate(), context) {
@@ -343,6 +344,14 @@ inline void Environment::set_using_domains(bool value) {
   using_domains_ = value;
 }
 
+inline bool Environment::using_asyncwrap() const {
+  return using_asyncwrap_;
+}
+
+inline void Environment::set_using_asyncwrap(bool value) {
+  using_asyncwrap_ = value;
+}
+
 inline bool Environment::printed_error() const {
   return printed_error_;
 }
diff --git a/src/env.h b/src/env.h
index e028a23f0483..fb243b0ebce0 100644
--- a/src/env.h
+++ b/src/env.h
@@ -430,6 +430,9 @@ class Environment {
   inline bool using_domains() const;
   inline void set_using_domains(bool value);
 
+  inline bool using_asyncwrap() const;
+  inline void set_using_asyncwrap(bool value);
+
   inline bool printed_error() const;
   inline void set_printed_error(bool value);
 
@@ -499,6 +502,7 @@ class Environment {
   ares_task_list cares_task_list_;
   bool using_smalloc_alloc_cb_;
   bool using_domains_;
+  bool using_asyncwrap_;
   QUEUE gc_tracker_queue_;
   bool printed_error_;
   debugger::Agent debugger_agent_;