diff --git a/api/src/extensions.ts b/api/src/extensions.ts
index 0aa1411b1c..77b0988134 100644
--- a/api/src/extensions.ts
+++ b/api/src/extensions.ts
@@ -51,20 +51,31 @@ export function getExtensionManager(): ExtensionManager {
 	return extensionManager;
 }
 
+type EventHandler =
+	| { type: 'filter'; name: string; handler: FilterHandler }
+	| { type: 'action'; name: string; handler: ActionHandler }
+	| { type: 'init'; name: string; handler: InitHandler }
+	| { type: 'schedule'; task: ScheduledTask };
+
 type AppExtensions = Partial<Record<AppExtensionType, string>>;
 type ApiExtensions = {
-	hooks: (
-		| { type: 'filter'; path: string; event: string; handler: FilterHandler }
-		| { type: 'action'; path: string; event: string; handler: ActionHandler }
-		| { type: 'init'; path: string; event: string; handler: InitHandler }
-		| { type: 'schedule'; path: string; task: ScheduledTask }
-	)[];
+	hooks: { path: string; events: EventHandler[] }[];
 	endpoints: { path: string }[];
 };
 
+type Options = {
+	schedule: boolean;
+	watch: boolean;
+};
+
+const defaultOptions: Options = {
+	schedule: true,
+	watch: env.EXTENSIONS_AUTO_RELOAD && env.NODE_ENV !== 'development',
+};
+
 class ExtensionManager {
 	private isLoaded = false;
-	private isScheduleHookEnabled = true;
+	private options: Options;
 
 	private extensions: Extension[] = [];
 
@@ -77,16 +88,19 @@ class ExtensionManager {
 	private watcher: FSWatcher | null = null;
 
 	constructor() {
+		this.options = defaultOptions;
+
 		this.apiEmitter = new Emitter();
 		this.endpointRouter = Router();
 	}
 
-	public async initialize({ schedule, watch } = { schedule: true, watch: true }): Promise<void> {
-		this.isScheduleHookEnabled = schedule;
+	public async initialize(options: Partial<Options> = {}): Promise<void> {
+		this.options = {
+			...defaultOptions,
+			...options,
+		};
 
-		if (watch) {
-			this.initializeWatcher();
-		}
+		this.initializeWatcher();
 
 		if (!this.isLoaded) {
 			await this.load();
@@ -181,7 +195,7 @@ class ExtensionManager {
 	}
 
 	private initializeWatcher(): void {
-		if (env.EXTENSIONS_AUTO_RELOAD && env.NODE_ENV !== 'development' && !this.watcher) {
+		if (this.options.watch && !this.watcher) {
 			logger.info('Watching extensions for changes...');
 
 			const localExtensionPaths = (env.SERVE_APP ? EXTENSION_TYPES : API_EXTENSION_TYPES).map((type) =>
@@ -311,41 +325,43 @@ class ExtensionManager {
 
 		const register = getModuleDefault(hookInstance);
 
+		const hookHandler: { path: string; events: EventHandler[] } = {
+			path: hookPath,
+			events: [],
+		};
+
 		const registerFunctions = {
 			filter: (event: string, handler: FilterHandler) => {
 				emitter.onFilter(event, handler);
 
-				this.apiExtensions.hooks.push({
+				hookHandler.events.push({
 					type: 'filter',
-					path: hookPath,
-					event,
+					name: event,
 					handler,
 				});
 			},
 			action: (event: string, handler: ActionHandler) => {
 				emitter.onAction(event, handler);
 
-				this.apiExtensions.hooks.push({
+				hookHandler.events.push({
 					type: 'action',
-					path: hookPath,
-					event,
+					name: event,
 					handler,
 				});
 			},
 			init: (event: string, handler: InitHandler) => {
 				emitter.onInit(event, handler);
 
-				this.apiExtensions.hooks.push({
+				hookHandler.events.push({
 					type: 'init',
-					path: hookPath,
-					event,
+					name: event,
 					handler,
 				});
 			},
 			schedule: (cron: string, handler: ScheduleHandler) => {
 				if (validate(cron)) {
 					const task = schedule(cron, async () => {
-						if (this.isScheduleHookEnabled) {
+						if (this.options.schedule) {
 							try {
 								await handler();
 							} catch (error: any) {
@@ -354,9 +370,8 @@ class ExtensionManager {
 						}
 					});
 
-					this.apiExtensions.hooks.push({
+					hookHandler.events.push({
 						type: 'schedule',
-						path: hookPath,
 						task,
 					});
 				} else {
@@ -374,6 +389,8 @@ class ExtensionManager {
 			logger,
 			getSchema,
 		});
+
+		this.apiExtensions.hooks.push(hookHandler);
 	}
 
 	private registerEndpoint(endpoint: Extension, router: Router) {
@@ -405,19 +422,21 @@ class ExtensionManager {
 
 	private unregisterHooks(): void {
 		for (const hook of this.apiExtensions.hooks) {
-			switch (hook.type) {
-				case 'filter':
-					emitter.offFilter(hook.event, hook.handler);
-					break;
-				case 'action':
-					emitter.offAction(hook.event, hook.handler);
-					break;
-				case 'init':
-					emitter.offInit(hook.event, hook.handler);
-					break;
-				case 'schedule':
-					hook.task.stop();
-					break;
+			for (const event of hook.events) {
+				switch (event.type) {
+					case 'filter':
+						emitter.offFilter(event.name, event.handler);
+						break;
+					case 'action':
+						emitter.offAction(event.name, event.handler);
+						break;
+					case 'init':
+						emitter.offInit(event.name, event.handler);
+						break;
+					case 'schedule':
+						event.task.stop();
+						break;
+				}
 			}
 
 			delete require.cache[require.resolve(hook.path)];
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6b236864b0..918ef0d908 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -59,20 +59,20 @@
 		},
 		"api": {
 			"name": "directus",
-			"version": "9.4.2",
+			"version": "9.4.3",
 			"license": "GPL-3.0-only",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"@aws-sdk/client-ses": "^3.40.0",
-				"@directus/app": "9.4.2",
-				"@directus/drive": "9.4.2",
-				"@directus/drive-azure": "9.4.2",
-				"@directus/drive-gcs": "9.4.2",
-				"@directus/drive-s3": "9.4.2",
-				"@directus/extensions-sdk": "9.4.2",
-				"@directus/format-title": "9.4.2",
-				"@directus/schema": "9.4.2",
-				"@directus/shared": "9.4.2",
-				"@directus/specs": "9.4.2",
+				"@directus/app": "9.4.3",
+				"@directus/drive": "9.4.3",
+				"@directus/drive-azure": "9.4.3",
+				"@directus/drive-gcs": "9.4.3",
+				"@directus/drive-s3": "9.4.3",
+				"@directus/extensions-sdk": "9.4.3",
+				"@directus/format-title": "9.4.3",
+				"@directus/schema": "9.4.3",
+				"@directus/shared": "9.4.3",
+				"@directus/specs": "9.4.3",
 				"@godaddy/terminus": "^4.9.0",
 				"@rollup/plugin-alias": "^3.1.2",
 				"@rollup/plugin-virtual": "^2.0.3",
@@ -306,12 +306,12 @@
 		},
 		"app": {
 			"name": "@directus/app",
-			"version": "9.4.2",
+			"version": "9.4.3",
 			"devDependencies": {
-				"@directus/docs": "9.4.2",
-				"@directus/extensions-sdk": "9.4.2",
-				"@directus/format-title": "9.4.2",
-				"@directus/shared": "9.4.2",
+				"@directus/docs": "9.4.3",
+				"@directus/extensions-sdk": "9.4.3",
+				"@directus/format-title": "9.4.3",
+				"@directus/shared": "9.4.3",
 				"@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core": "1.2.36",
 				"@fortawesome/free-brands-svg-icons": "5.15.4",
 				"@fullcalendar/core": "5.10.1",
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@
 		},
 		"docs": {
 			"name": "@directus/docs",
-			"version": "9.4.2",
+			"version": "9.4.3",
 			"license": "ISC",
 			"devDependencies": {
 				"directory-tree": "3.0.1",
@@ -44957,11 +44957,11 @@
 		},
 		"packages/cli": {
 			"name": "@directus/cli",
-			"version": "9.4.2",
+			"version": "9.4.3",
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"dependencies": {
-				"@directus/format-title": "9.4.2",
-				"@directus/sdk": "9.4.2",
+				"@directus/format-title": "9.4.3",
+				"@directus/sdk": "9.4.3",
 				"@types/yargs": "^17.0.0",
 				"app-module-path": "^2.2.0",
 				"chalk": "^4.1.0",
@@ -45096,11 +45096,11 @@
 			}
 		},
 		"packages/create-directus-extension": {
-			"version": "9.4.2",
+			"version": "9.4.3",
 			"license": "GPL-3.0-only",
 			"dependencies": {
-				"@directus/extensions-sdk": "9.4.2",
-				"@directus/shared": "9.4.2",
+				"@directus/extensions-sdk": "9.4.3",
+				"@directus/shared": "9.4.3",
 				"inquirer": "^8.1.2"
 			},
 			"bin": {
@@ -45143,7 +45143,7 @@
 			"license": "0BSD"
 		},
 		"packages/create-directus-project": {
-			"version": "9.4.2",
+			"version": "9.4.3",
 			"license": "GPL-3.0-only",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"chalk": "^4.1.1",
@@ -45179,7 +45179,7 @@
 		},
 		"packages/drive": {
 			"name": "@directus/drive",
-			"version": "9.4.2",
+			"version": "9.4.3",
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"fs-extra": "^10.0.0",
@@ -45198,11 +45198,11 @@
 		},
 		"packages/drive-azure": {
 			"name": "@directus/drive-azure",
-			"version": "9.4.2",
+			"version": "9.4.3",
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"@azure/storage-blob": "^12.6.0",
-				"@directus/drive": "9.4.2",
+				"@directus/drive": "9.4.3",
 				"normalize-path": "^3.0.0"
 			},
 			"devDependencies": {
@@ -45233,10 +45233,10 @@
 		},
 		"packages/drive-gcs": {
 			"name": "@directus/drive-gcs",
-			"version": "9.4.2",
+			"version": "9.4.3",
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"dependencies": {
-				"@directus/drive": "9.4.2",
+				"@directus/drive": "9.4.3",
 				"@google-cloud/storage": "^5.8.5",
 				"lodash": "4.17.21",
 				"normalize-path": "^3.0.0"
@@ -45256,10 +45256,10 @@
 		},
 		"packages/drive-s3": {
 			"name": "@directus/drive-s3",
-			"version": "9.4.2",
+			"version": "9.4.3",
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"dependencies": {
-				"@directus/drive": "9.4.2",
+				"@directus/drive": "9.4.3",
 				"aws-sdk": "^2.928.0",
 				"normalize-path": "^3.0.0"
 			},
@@ -45304,9 +45304,9 @@
 		},
 		"packages/extensions-sdk": {
 			"name": "@directus/extensions-sdk",
-			"version": "9.4.2",
+			"version": "9.4.3",
 			"dependencies": {
-				"@directus/shared": "9.4.2",
+				"@directus/shared": "9.4.3",
 				"@rollup/plugin-commonjs": "^21.0.0",
 				"@rollup/plugin-json": "^4.1.0",
 				"@rollup/plugin-node-resolve": "^13.0.0",
@@ -45356,7 +45356,7 @@
 		},
 		"packages/format-title": {
 			"name": "@directus/format-title",
-			"version": "9.4.2",
+			"version": "9.4.3",
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"devDependencies": {
 				"@rollup/plugin-commonjs": "21.0.1",
@@ -45376,10 +45376,10 @@
 		},
 		"packages/gatsby-source-directus": {
 			"name": "@directus/gatsby-source-directus",
-			"version": "9.4.2",
+			"version": "9.4.3",
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"dependencies": {
-				"@directus/sdk": "9.4.2",
+				"@directus/sdk": "9.4.3",
 				"gatsby-source-filesystem": "4.2.0",
 				"gatsby-source-graphql": "4.2.0",
 				"ms": "2.1.3"
@@ -45391,7 +45391,7 @@
 		},
 		"packages/schema": {
 			"name": "@directus/schema",
-			"version": "9.4.2",
+			"version": "9.4.3",
 			"license": "GPL-3.0",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"knex-schema-inspector": "^1.6.6",
@@ -45404,7 +45404,7 @@
 		},
 		"packages/sdk": {
 			"name": "@directus/sdk",
-			"version": "9.4.2",
+			"version": "9.4.3",
 			"license": "MIT",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"axios": "^0.24.0"
@@ -45433,7 +45433,7 @@
 		},
 		"packages/shared": {
 			"name": "@directus/shared",
-			"version": "9.4.2",
+			"version": "9.4.3",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"axios": "*",
 				"date-fns": "2.24.0",
@@ -45492,7 +45492,7 @@
 		},
 		"packages/specs": {
 			"name": "@directus/specs",
-			"version": "9.4.2",
+			"version": "9.4.3",
 			"license": "GPL-3.0",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"openapi3-ts": "^2.0.1"
@@ -47781,10 +47781,10 @@
 		"@directus/app": {
 			"version": "file:app",
 			"requires": {
-				"@directus/docs": "9.4.2",
-				"@directus/extensions-sdk": "9.4.2",
-				"@directus/format-title": "9.4.2",
-				"@directus/shared": "9.4.2",
+				"@directus/docs": "9.4.3",
+				"@directus/extensions-sdk": "9.4.3",
+				"@directus/format-title": "9.4.3",
+				"@directus/shared": "9.4.3",
 				"@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core": "1.2.36",
 				"@fortawesome/free-brands-svg-icons": "5.15.4",
 				"@fullcalendar/core": "5.10.1",
@@ -47887,8 +47887,8 @@
 		"@directus/cli": {
 			"version": "file:packages/cli",
 			"requires": {
-				"@directus/format-title": "9.4.2",
-				"@directus/sdk": "9.4.2",
+				"@directus/format-title": "9.4.3",
+				"@directus/sdk": "9.4.3",
 				"@types/figlet": "1.5.4",
 				"@types/fs-extra": "9.0.13",
 				"@types/jest": "27.0.3",
@@ -48040,7 +48040,7 @@
 			"version": "file:packages/drive-azure",
 			"requires": {
 				"@azure/storage-blob": "^12.6.0",
-				"@directus/drive": "9.4.2",
+				"@directus/drive": "9.4.3",
 				"@types/fs-extra": "9.0.13",
 				"@types/jest": "27.0.3",
 				"@types/node": "16.11.9",
@@ -48068,7 +48068,7 @@
 		"@directus/drive-gcs": {
 			"version": "file:packages/drive-gcs",
 			"requires": {
-				"@directus/drive": "9.4.2",
+				"@directus/drive": "9.4.3",
 				"@google-cloud/storage": "^5.8.5",
 				"@lukeed/uuid": "2.0.0",
 				"@types/fs-extra": "9.0.13",
@@ -48087,7 +48087,7 @@
 		"@directus/drive-s3": {
 			"version": "file:packages/drive-s3",
 			"requires": {
-				"@directus/drive": "9.4.2",
+				"@directus/drive": "9.4.3",
 				"@lukeed/uuid": "2.0.0",
 				"@types/fs-extra": "9.0.13",
 				"@types/jest": "27.0.3",
@@ -48117,7 +48117,7 @@
 		"@directus/extensions-sdk": {
 			"version": "file:packages/extensions-sdk",
 			"requires": {
-				"@directus/shared": "9.4.2",
+				"@directus/shared": "9.4.3",
 				"@rollup/plugin-commonjs": "^21.0.0",
 				"@rollup/plugin-json": "^4.1.0",
 				"@rollup/plugin-node-resolve": "^13.0.0",
@@ -48169,7 +48169,7 @@
 		"@directus/gatsby-source-directus": {
 			"version": "file:packages/gatsby-source-directus",
 			"requires": {
-				"@directus/sdk": "9.4.2",
+				"@directus/sdk": "9.4.3",
 				"gatsby-source-filesystem": "4.2.0",
 				"gatsby-source-graphql": "4.2.0",
 				"ms": "2.1.3"
@@ -56507,8 +56507,8 @@
 		"create-directus-extension": {
 			"version": "file:packages/create-directus-extension",
 			"requires": {
-				"@directus/extensions-sdk": "9.4.2",
-				"@directus/shared": "9.4.2",
+				"@directus/extensions-sdk": "9.4.3",
+				"@directus/shared": "9.4.3",
 				"inquirer": "^8.1.2"
 			},
 			"dependencies": {
@@ -57854,16 +57854,16 @@
 			"version": "file:api",
 			"requires": {
 				"@aws-sdk/client-ses": "^3.40.0",
-				"@directus/app": "9.4.2",
-				"@directus/drive": "9.4.2",
-				"@directus/drive-azure": "9.4.2",
-				"@directus/drive-gcs": "9.4.2",
-				"@directus/drive-s3": "9.4.2",
-				"@directus/extensions-sdk": "9.4.2",
-				"@directus/format-title": "9.4.2",
-				"@directus/schema": "9.4.2",
-				"@directus/shared": "9.4.2",
-				"@directus/specs": "9.4.2",
+				"@directus/app": "9.4.3",
+				"@directus/drive": "9.4.3",
+				"@directus/drive-azure": "9.4.3",
+				"@directus/drive-gcs": "9.4.3",
+				"@directus/drive-s3": "9.4.3",
+				"@directus/extensions-sdk": "9.4.3",
+				"@directus/format-title": "9.4.3",
+				"@directus/schema": "9.4.3",
+				"@directus/shared": "9.4.3",
+				"@directus/specs": "9.4.3",
 				"@godaddy/terminus": "^4.9.0",
 				"@keyv/redis": "^2.1.2",
 				"@rollup/plugin-alias": "^3.1.2",