diff --git a/src/prefect/events/clients.py b/src/prefect/events/clients.py
index 4bd2d53f74d8..b83f0e4c5cdf 100644
--- a/src/prefect/events/clients.py
+++ b/src/prefect/events/clients.py
@@ -403,17 +403,11 @@ async def _reconnect(self) -> None:
             await self.emit(event)
         logger.debug("Finished resending unconfirmed events.")
 
-    async def _checkpoint(self, event: Event) -> None:
+    async def _checkpoint(self) -> None:
         assert self._websocket
 
         unconfirmed_count = len(self._unconfirmed_events)
 
-        logger.debug(
-            "Added event id=%s to unconfirmed events list. "
-            "There are now %s unconfirmed events.",
-            event.id,
-            unconfirmed_count,
-        )
         if unconfirmed_count < self._checkpoint_every:
             return
 
@@ -431,8 +425,16 @@ async def _checkpoint(self, event: Event) -> None:
 
     async def _emit(self, event: Event) -> None:
         self._log_debug("Emitting event id=%s.", event.id)
+
         self._unconfirmed_events.append(event)
 
+        logger.debug(
+            "Added event id=%s to unconfirmed events list. "
+            "There are now %s unconfirmed events.",
+            event.id,
+            len(self._unconfirmed_events),
+        )
+
         for i in range(self._reconnection_attempts + 1):
             self._log_debug("Emit reconnection attempt %s.", i)
             try:
@@ -450,7 +452,7 @@ async def _emit(self, event: Event) -> None:
                 self._log_debug("Sending event id=%s.", event.id)
                 await self._websocket.send(event.model_dump_json())
                 self._log_debug("Checkpointing event id=%s.", event.id)
-                await self._checkpoint(event)
+                await self._checkpoint()
 
                 return
             except ConnectionClosed: