diff --git a/components/operator/internal/state/registry.go b/components/operator/internal/state/registry.go
index befc2d5f4..6e6663e5c 100644
--- a/components/operator/internal/state/registry.go
+++ b/components/operator/internal/state/registry.go
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ func addRegistryConfigurationWarnings(s *systemState) {
 }
 
 func setInternalRegistryConfig(ctx context.Context, r *reconciler, s *systemState) error {
-	r.Event(&s.instance, internalRegistryEventType, internalRegistryEventReason, internalRegistryEventMessage)
+	if s.statusSnapshot.DockerRegistry != "internal" {
+		r.Event(&s.instance, internalRegistryEventType, internalRegistryEventReason, internalRegistryEventMessage)
+	}
 	s.instance.Status.DockerRegistry = "internal"
 	s.flagsBuilder.WithRegistryEnableInternal(
 		*s.instance.Spec.DockerRegistry.EnableInternal,