diff --git a/server/routes/api/documents.js b/server/routes/api/documents.js
index 4580044dd..1c1f26c5a 100644
--- a/server/routes/api/documents.js
+++ b/server/routes/api/documents.js
@@ -1067,32 +1067,30 @@ router.post("documents.update", auth(), async (ctx) => {
     throw err;
   }
 
-  if (changed) {
-    if (publish) {
-      await Event.create({
-        name: "documents.publish",
-        documentId: document.id,
-        collectionId: document.collectionId,
-        teamId: document.teamId,
-        actorId: user.id,
-        data: { title: document.title },
-        ip: ctx.request.ip,
-      });
-    } else {
-      await Event.create({
-        name: "documents.update",
-        documentId: document.id,
-        collectionId: document.collectionId,
-        teamId: document.teamId,
-        actorId: user.id,
-        data: {
-          autosave,
-          done,
-          title: document.title,
-        },
-        ip: ctx.request.ip,
-      });
-    }
+  if (publish) {
+    await Event.create({
+      name: "documents.publish",
+      documentId: document.id,
+      collectionId: document.collectionId,
+      teamId: document.teamId,
+      actorId: user.id,
+      data: { title: document.title },
+      ip: ctx.request.ip,
+    });
+  } else if (changed) {
+    await Event.create({
+      name: "documents.update",
+      documentId: document.id,
+      collectionId: document.collectionId,
+      teamId: document.teamId,
+      actorId: user.id,
+      data: {
+        autosave,
+        done,
+        title: document.title,
+      },
+      ip: ctx.request.ip,
+    });
   }
 
   if (document.title !== previousTitle) {
diff --git a/server/routes/api/documents.test.js b/server/routes/api/documents.test.js
index 11ec9f6a5..561d62983 100644
--- a/server/routes/api/documents.test.js
+++ b/server/routes/api/documents.test.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   Backlink,
   CollectionUser,
   SearchQuery,
+  Event,
 } from "../../models";
 import webService from "../../services/web";
 import {
@@ -2005,6 +2006,9 @@ describe("#documents.update", () => {
     expect(res.status).toEqual(200);
     expect(body.data.title).toBe("Updated title");
     expect(body.data.text).toBe("Updated text");
+
+    const events = await Event.findAll();
+    expect(events.length).toEqual(1);
   });
 
   it("should not add template to collection structure when publishing", async () => {
@@ -2068,6 +2072,9 @@ describe("#documents.update", () => {
     expect(res.status).toEqual(200);
     expect(body.data.publishedAt).toBeTruthy();
     expect(body.policies[0].abilities.update).toEqual(true);
+
+    const events = await Event.findAll();
+    expect(events.length).toEqual(1);
   });
 
   it("should not edit archived document", async () => {
@@ -2260,6 +2267,24 @@ describe("#documents.update", () => {
     expect(body.data.text).toBe("");
   });
 
+  it("should not produce event if nothing changes", async () => {
+    const { user, document } = await seed();
+
+    const res = await server.post("/api/documents.update", {
+      body: {
+        token: user.getJwtToken(),
+        id: document.id,
+        lastRevision: document.revision,
+        title: document.title,
+        text: document.text,
+      },
+    });
+    expect(res.status).toEqual(200);
+
+    const events = await Event.findAll();
+    expect(events.length).toEqual(0);
+  });
+
   it("should require authentication", async () => {
     const { document } = await seed();
     const res = await server.post("/api/documents.update", {