diff --git a/tools/events/event_broadcaster.go b/tools/events/event_broadcaster.go
index 309927bab..7a9435637 100644
--- a/tools/events/event_broadcaster.go
+++ b/tools/events/event_broadcaster.go
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ func (e *eventBroadcasterImpl) recordToSink(event *eventsv1.Event, clock clock.C
 					return nil
 				}
 				isomorphicEvent.Series = &eventsv1.EventSeries{
-					Count:            1,
+					Count:            2,
 					LastObservedTime: metav1.MicroTime{Time: clock.Now()},
 				}
 				// Make a copy of the Event to make sure that recording it
diff --git a/tools/events/eventseries_test.go b/tools/events/eventseries_test.go
index 36476917a..a7bedc71e 100644
--- a/tools/events/eventseries_test.go
+++ b/tools/events/eventseries_test.go
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func TestEventSeriesf(t *testing.T) {
 	nonIsomorphicEvent := expectedEvent.DeepCopy()
 	nonIsomorphicEvent.Action = "stopped"
 
-	expectedEvent.Series = &eventsv1.EventSeries{Count: 1}
+	expectedEvent.Series = &eventsv1.EventSeries{Count: 2}
 	table := []struct {
 		regarding    k8sruntime.Object
 		related      k8sruntime.Object