diff --git a/internal/events/blockchain_event.go b/internal/events/blockchain_event.go
index 8708c9cd3..337cadcff 100644
--- a/internal/events/blockchain_event.go
+++ b/internal/events/blockchain_event.go
@@ -71,20 +71,21 @@ func (em *eventManager) getChainListenerByProtocolIDCached(ctx context.Context,
 	return l, nil
 }
 
-func (em *eventManager) maybePersistBlockchainEvent(ctx context.Context, chainEvent *core.BlockchainEvent, listener *core.ContractListener) error {
+// handleBlockchainBatchPinEvent handles a blockchain event, returning true if the event was created, false if it was a duplicate along with an error if any failures occur
+func (em *eventManager) maybePersistBlockchainEvent(ctx context.Context, chainEvent *core.BlockchainEvent, listener *core.ContractListener) (bool, error) {
 	existing, err := em.txHelper.InsertOrGetBlockchainEvent(ctx, chainEvent)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return false, err
 	}
 	if existing != nil {
 		log.L(ctx).Debugf("Ignoring duplicate blockchain event %s", chainEvent.ProtocolID)
 		// Return the ID of the existing event
 		chainEvent.ID = existing.ID
-		return nil
+		return false, nil
 	}
 	topic := em.getTopicForChainListener(listener)
 	ffEvent := core.NewEvent(core.EventTypeBlockchainEventReceived, chainEvent.Namespace, chainEvent.ID, chainEvent.TX.ID, topic)
-	return em.database.InsertEvent(ctx, ffEvent)
+	return true, em.database.InsertEvent(ctx, ffEvent)
 }
 
 func (em *eventManager) getChainListenerCached(cacheKey string, getter func() (*core.ContractListener, error)) (*core.ContractListener, error) {
diff --git a/internal/events/blockchain_event_test.go b/internal/events/blockchain_event_test.go
index 67c293a5c..4823eff53 100644
--- a/internal/events/blockchain_event_test.go
+++ b/internal/events/blockchain_event_test.go
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ func TestContractEventWrongNS(t *testing.T) {
 
 }
 
+// TODO: Add test case for event not existing
 func TestPersistBlockchainEventDuplicate(t *testing.T) {
 	em := newTestEventManager(t)
 	defer em.cleanup(t)
@@ -173,9 +174,10 @@ func TestPersistBlockchainEventDuplicate(t *testing.T) {
 	em.mth.On("InsertOrGetBlockchainEvent", mock.Anything, ev).
 		Return(&core.BlockchainEvent{ID: existingID}, nil)
 
-	err := em.maybePersistBlockchainEvent(em.ctx, ev, nil)
+	created, err := em.maybePersistBlockchainEvent(em.ctx, ev, nil)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, existingID, ev.ID)
+	assert.False(t, created)
 
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/events/event_manager_test.go b/internal/events/event_manager_test.go
index f634108c4..ac06c88c0 100644
--- a/internal/events/event_manager_test.go
+++ b/internal/events/event_manager_test.go
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ func TestEventFilterOnSubscriptionMatchesEventType(t *testing.T) {
 	filteredEvents, _ = em.FilterHistoricalEventsOnSubscription(context.Background(), events, subscription)
 	assert.NotNil(t, filteredEvents)
 	assert.Equal(t, 1, len(filteredEvents))
-	
+
 	listenerUuid := fftypes.NewUUID()
 
 	events[0].Event.Topic = ""
diff --git a/internal/events/token_pool_created.go b/internal/events/token_pool_created.go
index dec69f446..2fb4c1ea2 100644
--- a/internal/events/token_pool_created.go
+++ b/internal/events/token_pool_created.go
@@ -62,10 +62,13 @@ func (em *eventManager) confirmPool(ctx context.Context, pool *core.TokenPool, e
 			Type:         pool.TX.Type,
 			BlockchainID: blockchainID,
 		})
-		if err := em.maybePersistBlockchainEvent(ctx, chainEvent, nil); err != nil {
+		created, err := em.maybePersistBlockchainEvent(ctx, chainEvent, nil)
+		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		em.emitBlockchainEventMetric(ev)
+		if created {
+			em.emitBlockchainEventMetric(ev)
+		}
 	}
 	if _, err := em.txHelper.PersistTransaction(ctx, pool.TX.ID, pool.TX.Type, blockchainID); err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/internal/events/tokens_approved.go b/internal/events/tokens_approved.go
index f93b71968..272641f54 100644
--- a/internal/events/tokens_approved.go
+++ b/internal/events/tokens_approved.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright © 2023 Kaleido, Inc.
+// Copyright © 2024 Kaleido, Inc.
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 //
@@ -97,10 +97,13 @@ func (em *eventManager) persistTokenApproval(ctx context.Context, approval *toke
 		Type:         approval.TX.Type,
 		BlockchainID: approval.Event.BlockchainTXID,
 	})
-	if err := em.maybePersistBlockchainEvent(ctx, chainEvent, nil); err != nil {
+	created, err := em.maybePersistBlockchainEvent(ctx, chainEvent, nil)
+	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
-	em.emitBlockchainEventMetric(approval.Event)
+	if created {
+		em.emitBlockchainEventMetric(approval.Event)
+	}
 	approval.BlockchainEvent = chainEvent.ID
 
 	fb := database.TokenApprovalQueryFactory.NewFilter(ctx)
diff --git a/internal/events/tokens_transferred.go b/internal/events/tokens_transferred.go
index 74cccc89d..c4048611f 100644
--- a/internal/events/tokens_transferred.go
+++ b/internal/events/tokens_transferred.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright © 2023 Kaleido, Inc.
+// Copyright © 2024 Kaleido, Inc.
 //
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 //
@@ -89,10 +89,13 @@ func (em *eventManager) persistTokenTransfer(ctx context.Context, transfer *toke
 		Type:         transfer.TX.Type,
 		BlockchainID: transfer.Event.BlockchainTXID,
 	})
-	if err := em.maybePersistBlockchainEvent(ctx, chainEvent, nil); err != nil {
+	created, err := em.maybePersistBlockchainEvent(ctx, chainEvent, nil)
+	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
-	em.emitBlockchainEventMetric(transfer.Event)
+	if created {
+		em.emitBlockchainEventMetric(transfer.Event)
+	}
 	transfer.BlockchainEvent = chainEvent.ID
 
 	// This is a no-op if we've already persisted this token transfer