diff --git a/src/controller/persist.c b/src/controller/persist.c
index 85f50615..81c36ff6 100644
--- a/src/controller/persist.c
+++ b/src/controller/persist.c
@@ -993,7 +993,10 @@ int persist_job_hook_fun(int type, int situation, int detail,
                          void* cls, va_list ap)
 {
     (void)type;
-    (void)situation;
+    /* Write to WAL only after the state change is complete.
+     * BEFORE_EVENT has a different va_list layout and must be ignored. */
+    if (situation != HOOK_AFTER_EVENT)
+        return 0;
 
     persist_t* p       = cls;
     uint32_t   wal_type = detail_to_wal_type(detail);
@@ -1065,7 +1068,8 @@ int persist_queue_hook_fun(int type, int situation, int detail,
                            void* cls, va_list ap)
 {
     (void)type;
-    (void)situation;
+    if (situation != HOOK_AFTER_EVENT)
+        return 0;
 
     persist_t* p       = cls;
     uint32_t   wal_type = detail_to_wal_type(detail);
@@ -1096,7 +1100,8 @@ int persist_worker_hook_fun(int type, int situation, int detail,
                             void* cls, va_list ap)
 {
     (void)type;
-    (void)situation;
+    if (situation != HOOK_AFTER_EVENT)
+        return 0;
 
     persist_t* p       = cls;
     uint32_t   wal_type = detail_to_wal_type(detail);