diff --git a/controller/schema/dgraph_schema_store.go b/controller/schema/dgraph_schema_store.go
index 1680af0..f958af6 100644
--- a/controller/schema/dgraph_schema_store.go
+++ b/controller/schema/dgraph_schema_store.go
@@ -175,6 +175,9 @@
 		if shouldIgnoreDefinition(t) {
 			continue
 		}
+		if _, ok := parsed.Types[t.Name+"Event"]; ok {
+			continue
+		}
 		_, err := fmt.Fprintf(&extended, eventTmpl, t.Name, t.Name, t.Name, t.Name)
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", err