diff --git a/contract/src/main.rs b/contract/src/main.rs
index 8d9ab635..84474201 100644
--- a/contract/src/main.rs
+++ b/contract/src/main.rs
@@ -2009,15 +2009,27 @@ pub extern "C" fn migrate() {
     .try_into()
     .unwrap_or_revert();
 
-    match events_mode {
-        EventsMode::NoEvents => {}
-        EventsMode::CES => {
+    let current_events_mode = runtime::get_key(EVENTS_MODE)
+        .and_then(|_| {
+            utils::get_stored_value_with_user_errors::<u8>(
+                EVENTS_MODE,
+                NFTCoreError::MissingEventsMode,
+                NFTCoreError::InvalidEventsMode,
+            )
+            .try_into()
+            .ok()
+        })
+        .unwrap_or(EventsMode::NoEvents);
+
+    match (current_events_mode, events_mode) {
+        (EventsMode::CES, EventsMode::CES) => casper_event_standard::emit(Migration::new()),
+        (_, EventsMode::CES) => {
             // Initialize events structures.
             utils::init_events();
-            // Emit Migration event.
             casper_event_standard::emit(Migration::new());
         }
-        EventsMode::CEP47 => record_cep47_event_dictionary(CEP47Event::Migrate),
+        (_, EventsMode::CEP47) => record_cep47_event_dictionary(CEP47Event::Migrate),
+        (_, _) => {}
     }
 
     runtime::put_key(EVENTS_MODE, storage::new_uref(events_mode as u8).into());
diff --git a/contract/src/modalities.rs b/contract/src/modalities.rs
index 88e89846..a24019f9 100644
--- a/contract/src/modalities.rs
+++ b/contract/src/modalities.rs
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ impl TryFrom<u8> for NamedKeyConventionMode {
 }
 
 #[repr(u8)]
-#[derive(PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy)]
 #[allow(clippy::upper_case_acronyms)]
 pub enum EventsMode {
     NoEvents = 0,
diff --git a/tests/src/upgrade.rs b/tests/src/upgrade.rs
index c6b064a9..7272e018 100644
--- a/tests/src/upgrade.rs
+++ b/tests/src/upgrade.rs
@@ -1175,6 +1175,7 @@ fn should_safely_upgrade_from_1_0_0_to_1_2_0_to_current_version() {
             ARG_ACCESS_KEY_NAME_1_0_0 => format!("{PREFIX_ACCESS_KEY_NAME}_{NFT_TEST_COLLECTION}"),
             ARG_HASH_KEY_NAME_1_0_0 => format!("{PREFIX_HASH_KEY_NAME}_{NFT_TEST_COLLECTION}"),
             ARG_TOTAL_TOKEN_SUPPLY => 10u64,
+            ARG_EVENTS_MODE => EventsMode::CES as u8
         },
     )
     .build();
@@ -1286,6 +1287,7 @@ fn should_safely_upgrade_from_1_0_0_to_1_3_0_to_current_version() {
             ARG_ACCESS_KEY_NAME_1_0_0 => format!("{PREFIX_ACCESS_KEY_NAME}_{NFT_TEST_COLLECTION}"),
             ARG_HASH_KEY_NAME_1_0_0 => format!("{PREFIX_HASH_KEY_NAME}_{NFT_TEST_COLLECTION}"),
             ARG_TOTAL_TOKEN_SUPPLY => 10u64,
+            ARG_EVENTS_MODE => EventsMode::CES as u8
         },
     )
     .build();
@@ -1397,6 +1399,7 @@ fn should_safely_upgrade_from_1_0_0_to_1_4_0_to_current_version() {
             ARG_ACCESS_KEY_NAME_1_0_0 => format!("{PREFIX_ACCESS_KEY_NAME}_{NFT_TEST_COLLECTION}"),
             ARG_HASH_KEY_NAME_1_0_0 => format!("{PREFIX_HASH_KEY_NAME}_{NFT_TEST_COLLECTION}"),
             ARG_TOTAL_TOKEN_SUPPLY => 10u64,
+            ARG_EVENTS_MODE => EventsMode::CES as u8
         },
     )
     .build();
@@ -1508,6 +1511,7 @@ fn should_safely_upgrade_from_1_0_0_to_1_5_0_to_current_version() {
             ARG_ACCESS_KEY_NAME_1_0_0 => format!("{PREFIX_ACCESS_KEY_NAME}_{NFT_TEST_COLLECTION}"),
             ARG_HASH_KEY_NAME_1_0_0 => format!("{PREFIX_HASH_KEY_NAME}_{NFT_TEST_COLLECTION}"),
             ARG_TOTAL_TOKEN_SUPPLY => 10u64,
+            ARG_EVENTS_MODE => EventsMode::CES as u8
         },
     )
     .build();