diff --git a/pkg/ebpf/tracee.go b/pkg/ebpf/tracee.go
index 1e29f7f34193..a0b9af2935fe 100644
--- a/pkg/ebpf/tracee.go
+++ b/pkg/ebpf/tracee.go
@@ -1494,7 +1494,7 @@ func (t *Tracee) getSelfLoadedPrograms(kprobesOnly bool) map[string]int {
 // userland process itself, and not from the kernel. These events usually serve as informational
 // events for the signatures engine/logic.
 func (t *Tracee) invokeInitEvents(out chan *trace.Event) {
-	var emit uint64
+	var submit uint64
 
 	setMatchedPolicies := func(event *trace.Event, matchedPolicies uint64, pols *policy.Policies) {
 		event.PoliciesVersion = pols.Version()
@@ -1505,33 +1505,31 @@ func (t *Tracee) invokeInitEvents(out chan *trace.Event) {
 
 	// Initial namespace events
 
-	emit = t.eventsState[events.InitNamespaces].Emit
-	if emit > 0 {
+	submit = t.eventsState[events.InitNamespaces].Submit
+	if submit > 0 {
 		systemInfoEvent := events.InitNamespacesEvent()
-		setMatchedPolicies(&systemInfoEvent, emit, t.config.Policies)
+		setMatchedPolicies(&systemInfoEvent, submit, t.config.Policies)
 		out <- &systemInfoEvent
-		_ = t.stats.EventCount.Increment()
 	}
 
 	// Initial existing containers events (1 event per container)
 
-	emit = t.eventsState[events.ExistingContainer].Emit
-	if emit > 0 {
+	submit = t.eventsState[events.ExistingContainer].Submit
+	if submit > 0 {
 		existingContainerEvents := events.ExistingContainersEvents(t.containers, t.config.NoContainersEnrich)
 		for i := range existingContainerEvents {
 			event := &(existingContainerEvents[i])
-			setMatchedPolicies(event, emit, t.config.Policies)
+			setMatchedPolicies(event, submit, t.config.Policies)
 			out <- event
-			_ = t.stats.EventCount.Increment()
 		}
 	}
 
 	// Ftrace hook event
 
-	emit = t.eventsState[events.FtraceHook].Emit
-	if emit > 0 {
+	submit = t.eventsState[events.FtraceHook].Submit
+	if submit > 0 {
 		ftraceBaseEvent := events.GetFtraceBaseEvent()
-		setMatchedPolicies(ftraceBaseEvent, emit, t.config.Policies)
+		setMatchedPolicies(ftraceBaseEvent, submit, t.config.Policies)
 		logger.Debugw("started ftraceHook goroutine")
 
 		// TODO: Ideally, this should be inside the goroutine and be computed before each run,