diff --git a/controllers/tortoise_controller.go b/controllers/tortoise_controller.go
index df5856f8..ba198304 100644
--- a/controllers/tortoise_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/tortoise_controller.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
@@ -167,6 +168,8 @@ func (r *TortoiseReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (_
 		return ctrl.Result{}, err
 	}
 
+	r.EventRecorder.Event(tortoise, corev1.EventTypeNormal, "RecommendationUpdated", "The recommendation on Tortoise status is updated")
+
 	if tortoise.Status.TortoisePhase == autoscalingv1beta1.TortoisePhaseGatheringData {
 		logger.V(4).Info("tortoise is GatheringData phase; skip applying the recommendation to HPA or VPAs")
 		return ctrl.Result{RequeueAfter: r.Interval}, nil
diff --git a/pkg/tortoise/tortoise.go b/pkg/tortoise/tortoise.go
index 1d088044..d6204f19 100644
--- a/pkg/tortoise/tortoise.go
+++ b/pkg/tortoise/tortoise.go
@@ -307,8 +307,6 @@ func (s *Service) UpdateTortoiseStatus(ctx context.Context, originalTortoise *v1
 		return originalTortoise, err
 	}
 
-	s.recorder.Event(originalTortoise, corev1.EventTypeNormal, "RecommendationUpdated", "The recommendation on Tortoise status is updated")
-
 	s.updateLastTimeUpdateTortoise(originalTortoise, now)
 
 	return originalTortoise, nil