diff --git a/common/models/user.js b/common/models/user.js
index 7b8e9712..9c0a8f23 100644
--- a/common/models/user.js
+++ b/common/models/user.js
@@ -700,49 +700,6 @@ module.exports = function(User) {
       next();
     });
 
-    // Delete old sessions once email is updated
-    UserModel.observe('before save', function beforeEmailUpdate(ctx, next) {
-      if (ctx.isNewInstance) return next();
-      if (!ctx.where && !ctx.instance) return next();
-      var where = ctx.where || {id: ctx.instance.id};
-      ctx.Model.find({where: where}, function(err, userInstances) {
-        if (err) return next(err);
-        ctx.hookState.originalUserData = userInstances.map(function(u) {
-          return {id: u.id, email: u.email};
-        });
-        if (ctx.instance) {
-          var emailChanged = ctx.instance.email !== ctx.hookState.originalUserData[0].email;
-          if (emailChanged && ctx.Model.settings.emailVerificationRequired) {
-            ctx.instance.emailVerified = false;
-          }
-        } else {
-          var emailChanged = ctx.hookState.originalUserData.some(function(data) {
-            return data.email != ctx.data.email;
-          });
-          if (emailChanged && ctx.Model.settings.emailVerificationRequired) {
-            ctx.data.emailVerified = false;
-          }
-        }
-        next();
-      });
-    });
-
-    UserModel.observe('after save', function afterEmailUpdate(ctx, next) {
-      if (!ctx.Model.relations.accessTokens) return next();
-      var AccessToken = ctx.Model.relations.accessTokens.modelTo;
-      if (!ctx.instance && !ctx.data) return next();
-      var newEmail = (ctx.instance || ctx.data).email;
-      if (!newEmail) return next();
-      if (!ctx.hookState.originalUserData) return next();
-      var idsToExpire = ctx.hookState.originalUserData.filter(function(u) {
-        return u.email !== newEmail;
-      }).map(function(u) {
-        return u.id;
-      });
-      if (!idsToExpire.length) return next();
-      AccessToken.deleteAll({userId: {inq: idsToExpire}}, next);
-    });
-
     UserModel.remoteMethod(
       'login',
       {
@@ -855,6 +812,54 @@ module.exports = function(User) {
    */
 
   User.setup();
+
+  // --- OPERATION HOOKS ---
+  //
+  // Important: Operation hooks are inherited by subclassed models,
+  // therefore they must be registered outside of setup() function
+
+  // Delete old sessions once email is updated
+  User.observe('before save', function beforeEmailUpdate(ctx, next) {
+    if (ctx.isNewInstance) return next();
+    if (!ctx.where && !ctx.instance) return next();
+    var where = ctx.where || {id: ctx.instance.id};
+    ctx.Model.find({where: where}, function(err, userInstances) {
+      if (err) return next(err);
+      ctx.hookState.originalUserData = userInstances.map(function(u) {
+        return {id: u.id, email: u.email};
+      });
+      if (ctx.instance) {
+        var emailChanged = ctx.instance.email !== ctx.hookState.originalUserData[0].email;
+        if (emailChanged && ctx.Model.settings.emailVerificationRequired) {
+          ctx.instance.emailVerified = false;
+        }
+      } else {
+        var emailChanged = ctx.hookState.originalUserData.some(function(data) {
+          return data.email != ctx.data.email;
+        });
+        if (emailChanged && ctx.Model.settings.emailVerificationRequired) {
+          ctx.data.emailVerified = false;
+        }
+      }
+      next();
+    });
+  });
+
+  User.observe('after save', function afterEmailUpdate(ctx, next) {
+    if (!ctx.Model.relations.accessTokens) return next();
+    var AccessToken = ctx.Model.relations.accessTokens.modelTo;
+    if (!ctx.instance && !ctx.data) return next();
+    var newEmail = (ctx.instance || ctx.data).email;
+    if (!newEmail) return next();
+    if (!ctx.hookState.originalUserData) return next();
+    var idsToExpire = ctx.hookState.originalUserData.filter(function(u) {
+      return u.email !== newEmail;
+    }).map(function(u) {
+      return u.id;
+    });
+    if (!idsToExpire.length) return next();
+    AccessToken.deleteAll({userId: {inq: idsToExpire}}, next);
+  });
 };
 
 function emailValidator(err, done) {