diff --git a/bazarr/get_episodes.py b/bazarr/get_episodes.py
index 96fde111b..9acbd55e5 100644
--- a/bazarr/get_episodes.py
+++ b/bazarr/get_episodes.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def update_all_episodes():
     logging.info('BAZARR All existing episode subtitles indexed from disk.')
 
 
-def sync_episodes():
+def sync_episodes(send_event=True):
     logging.debug('BAZARR Starting episodes sync from Sonarr.')
     apikey_sonarr = settings.sonarr.apikey
     
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ def sync_episodes():
             altered_episodes.append([added_episode['sonarrEpisodeId'],
                                      added_episode['path'],
                                      added_episode['monitored']])
-            event_stream(type='episode', payload=added_episode['sonarrEpisodeId'])
+            if send_event:
+                event_stream(type='episode', payload=added_episode['sonarrEpisodeId'])
         else:
             logging.debug('BAZARR unable to insert this episode into the database:{}'.format(
                 path_mappings.path_replace(added_episode['path'])))
diff --git a/bazarr/get_movies.py b/bazarr/get_movies.py
index df4d1b46d..c5f256c8c 100644
--- a/bazarr/get_movies.py
+++ b/bazarr/get_movies.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ def update_all_movies():
     logging.info('BAZARR All existing movie subtitles indexed from disk.')
 
 
-def update_movies():
+def update_movies(send_event=True):
     check_radarr_rootfolder()
     logging.debug('BAZARR Starting movie sync from Radarr.')
     apikey_radarr = settings.radarr.apikey
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ def update_movies():
                                            added_movie['path'],
                                            added_movie['radarrId'],
                                            added_movie['monitored']])
+                    if send_event:
+                        event_stream(type='movie', action='update', payload=int(added_movie['radarrId']))
                 else:
                     logging.debug('BAZARR unable to insert this movie into the database:',
                                   path_mappings.path_replace_movie(added_movie['path']))
diff --git a/bazarr/get_series.py b/bazarr/get_series.py
index ff0a39025..98257b8b5 100644
--- a/bazarr/get_series.py
+++ b/bazarr/get_series.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from event_handler import event_stream, show_progress, hide_progress
 headers = {"User-Agent": os.environ["SZ_USER_AGENT"]}
 
 
-def update_series():
+def update_series(send_event=True):
     check_sonarr_rootfolder()
     apikey_sonarr = settings.sonarr.apikey
     if apikey_sonarr is None:
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ def update_series():
 
         for series in removed_series:
             database.execute("DELETE FROM table_shows WHERE sonarrSeriesId=?",(series,))
-            event_stream(type='series', action='delete', payload=series)
+            if send_event:
+                event_stream(type='series', action='delete', payload=series)
 
         # Update existing series in DB
         series_in_db_list = []
@@ -97,7 +98,8 @@ def update_series():
             query = dict_converter.convert(updated_series)
             database.execute('''UPDATE table_shows SET ''' + query.keys_update + ''' WHERE sonarrSeriesId = ?''',
                              query.values + (updated_series['sonarrSeriesId'],))
-            event_stream(type='series', payload=updated_series['sonarrSeriesId'])
+            if send_event:
+                event_stream(type='series', payload=updated_series['sonarrSeriesId'])
 
         # Insert new series in DB
         for added_series in series_to_add:
@@ -111,7 +113,8 @@ def update_series():
                 logging.debug('BAZARR unable to insert this series into the database:',
                               path_mappings.path_replace(added_series['path']))
 
-                event_stream(type='series', action='update', payload=added_series['sonarrSeriesId'])
+                if send_event:
+                    event_stream(type='series', action='update', payload=added_series['sonarrSeriesId'])
 
                 logging.debug('BAZARR All series synced from Sonarr into database.')