diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/event/DefaultEventSink.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/event/DefaultEventSink.java
index b51fe2fbbf..827002a8e1 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/event/DefaultEventSink.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/event/DefaultEventSink.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public void emit(Event event) {
               .withLastTimestamp(event.getLastTimestamp())
               .withMessage(event.getMessage())
               .build();
-      events.withName(name).patch(aggregated);
+      events.resource(existing).patch(aggregated);
     }
   }
 }