diff --git a/app/controllers/concerns/with_performance_bar.rb b/app/controllers/concerns/with_performance_bar.rb
index ed253042701..d08f6e17f88 100644
--- a/app/controllers/concerns/with_performance_bar.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/concerns/with_performance_bar.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ module WithPerformanceBar
 
   included do
     include Peek::Rblineprof::CustomControllerHelpers
+    alias_method :performance_bar_enabled?, :peek_enabled?
+    helper_method :performance_bar_enabled?
   end
 
   def peek_enabled?
diff --git a/app/helpers/nav_helper.rb b/app/helpers/nav_helper.rb
index e589ed4e56d..4bb04867e0f 100644
--- a/app/helpers/nav_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/nav_helper.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ module NavHelper
   def nav_header_class
     class_name = ''
     class_name << " with-horizontal-nav" if defined?(nav) && nav
-    class_name << " with-peek" if peek_enabled?
+    class_name << " with-peek" if performance_bar_enabled?
 
     class_name
   end
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_head.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/_head.html.haml
index abb6dc2e9f3..3d3e29733ff 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/_head.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_head.html.haml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   = stylesheet_link_tag "application", media: "all"
   = stylesheet_link_tag "print",       media: "print"
   = stylesheet_link_tag "test",        media: "all" if Rails.env.test?
-  = stylesheet_link_tag 'peek' if peek_enabled?
+  = stylesheet_link_tag 'peek' if performance_bar_enabled?
 
   - if show_new_nav?
     = stylesheet_link_tag "new_nav", media: "all"
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
   = webpack_bundle_tag "main"
   = webpack_bundle_tag "raven" if current_application_settings.clientside_sentry_enabled
   = webpack_bundle_tag "test" if Rails.env.test?
-  = webpack_bundle_tag 'peek' if peek_enabled?
+  = webpack_bundle_tag 'peek' if performance_bar_enabled?
 
   - if content_for?(:page_specific_javascripts)
     = yield :page_specific_javascripts
diff --git a/config/initializers/flipper.rb b/config/initializers/flipper.rb
index 8ec9613a4b7..bfab8c77a4b 100644
--- a/config/initializers/flipper.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/flipper.rb
@@ -3,4 +3,6 @@ require 'flipper/middleware/memoizer'
 unless Rails.env.test?
   Rails.application.config.middleware.use Flipper::Middleware::Memoizer,
     lambda { Feature.flipper }
+
+  Feature.register_feature_groups
 end
diff --git a/lib/feature.rb b/lib/feature.rb
index 853a00c75a4..5470c2802d5 100644
--- a/lib/feature.rb
+++ b/lib/feature.rb
@@ -54,15 +54,13 @@ class Feature
         adapter = Flipper::Adapters::ActiveRecord.new(
           feature_class: FlipperFeature, gate_class: FlipperGate)
 
-        Flipper.new(adapter).tap do
-          register_feature_groups
-        end
+        Flipper.new(adapter)
       end
     end
 
     def register_feature_groups
       Flipper.register(:performance_team) do |actor|
-        Gitlab::PerformanceBar.allowed_actor?(actor)
+        actor.thing&.is_a?(User) && Gitlab::PerformanceBar.allowed_user?(actor.thing)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/performance_bar.rb b/lib/gitlab/performance_bar.rb
index 53812633888..af73cae3c9f 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/performance_bar.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/performance_bar.rb
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@ module Gitlab
       Feature.enabled?(:gitlab_performance_bar, current_user)
     end
 
-    def self.allowed_actor?(actor)
-      return false unless actor.thing&.is_a?(User) && allowed_group
+    def self.allowed_user?(user)
+      return false unless allowed_group
 
       if RequestStore.active?
         RequestStore.fetch('performance_bar:user_member_of_allowed_group') do
-          user_member_of_allowed_group?(actor.thing)
+          user_member_of_allowed_group?(user)
         end
       else
-        user_member_of_allowed_group?(actor.thing)
+        user_member_of_allowed_group?(user)
       end
     end
 
@@ -29,10 +29,7 @@ module Gitlab
     end
 
     def self.user_member_of_allowed_group?(user)
-      GroupMembersFinder.new(allowed_group)
-        .execute
-        .where(user_id: user.id)
-        .any?
+      GroupMembersFinder.new(allowed_group).execute.exists?(user_id: user.id)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/performance_bar_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/performance_bar_spec.rb
index 56cd8813f0d..8667f458c98 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/performance_bar_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/performance_bar_spec.rb
@@ -25,43 +25,35 @@ describe Gitlab::PerformanceBar do
     end
   end
 
-  describe '.allowed_actor?' do
-    it 'returns false when given actor is not a User' do
-      actor = double('actor', thing: double)
+  describe '.allowed_user?' do
+    let(:user) { create(:user) }
 
-      expect(described_class.allowed_actor?(actor)).to be_falsy
+    before do
+      stub_performance_bar_setting(allowed_group: 'my-group')
     end
 
-    context 'when given actor is a User' do
-      let(:actor) { double('actor', thing: create(:user)) }
-
-      before do
-        stub_performance_bar_setting(allowed_group: 'my-group')
+    context 'when allowed group does not exist' do
+      it 'returns false' do
+        expect(described_class.allowed_user?(user)).to be_falsy
       end
+    end
 
-      context 'when allowed group does not exist' do
+    context 'when allowed group exists' do
+      let!(:my_group) { create(:group, path: 'my-group') }
+
+      context 'when user is not a member of the allowed group' do
         it 'returns false' do
-          expect(described_class.allowed_actor?(actor)).to be_falsy
+          expect(described_class.allowed_user?(user)).to be_falsy
         end
       end
 
-      context 'when allowed group exists' do
-        let!(:my_group) { create(:group, path: 'my-group') }
-
-        context 'when user is not a member of the allowed group' do
-          it 'returns false' do
-            expect(described_class.allowed_actor?(actor)).to be_falsy
-          end
+      context 'when user is a member of the allowed group' do
+        before do
+          my_group.add_developer(user)
         end
 
-        context 'when user is a member of the allowed group' do
-          before do
-            my_group.add_developer(actor.thing)
-          end
-
-          it 'returns true' do
-            expect(described_class.allowed_actor?(actor)).to be_truthy
-          end
+        it 'returns true' do
+          expect(described_class.allowed_user?(user)).to be_truthy
         end
       end
     end