better spot for check

Author: troyciesco

ghost/core/core/server/services/members/members-api/repositories/MemberRepository.js

@@ -343,31 +343,34 @@ module.exports = class MemberRepository {
 
         const memberAddOptions = {...(options || {}), withRelated};
         let member;
-        const freeWelcomeEmail = this._AutomatedEmail ? await this._AutomatedEmail.findOne({slug: MEMBER_WELCOME_EMAIL_SLUGS.free}) : null;
-        const isFreeWelcomeEmailActive = freeWelcomeEmail && freeWelcomeEmail.get('lexical') && freeWelcomeEmail.get('status') === 'active';
 
-        if (config.get('memberWelcomeEmailTestInbox') && WELCOME_EMAIL_SOURCES.includes(source) && isFreeWelcomeEmailActive) {
+        if (config.get('memberWelcomeEmailTestInbox') && WELCOME_EMAIL_SOURCES.includes(source)) {
+            const freeWelcomeEmail = this._AutomatedEmail ? await this._AutomatedEmail.findOne({slug: MEMBER_WELCOME_EMAIL_SLUGS.free}) : null;
+            const isFreeWelcomeEmailActive = freeWelcomeEmail && freeWelcomeEmail.get('lexical') && freeWelcomeEmail.get('status') === 'active';
+            
             const runMemberCreation = async (transacting) => {
                 const newMember = await this._Member.add({
                     ...memberData,
                     ...memberStatusData,
                     labels
                 }, {...memberAddOptions, transacting});
-
-                const timestamp = eventData.created_at || newMember.get('created_at');
-
-                await this._Outbox.add({
-                    id: ObjectId().toHexString(),
-                    event_type: MemberCreatedEvent.name,
-                    payload: JSON.stringify({
-                        memberId: newMember.id,
-                        email: newMember.get('email'),
-                        name: newMember.get('name'),
-                        source,
-                        timestamp
-                    })
-                }, {transacting});
-
+                
+                if (isFreeWelcomeEmailActive) {
+                    const timestamp = eventData.created_at || newMember.get('created_at');
+
+                    await this._Outbox.add({
+                        id: ObjectId().toHexString(),
+                        event_type: MemberCreatedEvent.name,
+                        payload: JSON.stringify({
+                            memberId: newMember.id,
+                            email: newMember.get('email'),
+                            name: newMember.get('name'),
+                            source,
+                            timestamp
+                        })
+                    }, {transacting});
+                }
+                    
                 return newMember;
             };
 
@@ -377,7 +380,9 @@ module.exports = class MemberRepository {
                 member = await this._Member.transaction(runMemberCreation);
             }
 
-            this.dispatchEvent(StartOutboxProcessingEvent.create({memberId: member.id}), memberAddOptions);
+            if (isFreeWelcomeEmailActive) {
+                this.dispatchEvent(StartOutboxProcessingEvent.create({memberId: member.id}), memberAddOptions);
+            }
         } else {
             member = await this._Member.add({
                 ...memberData,