diff --git a/deploy/helm/templates/rbac/cluster_pod_required_role.yaml b/deploy/helm/templates/rbac/cluster_pod_required_role.yaml
index 8b6a99a156d..b1a0a8e37d1 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/templates/rbac/cluster_pod_required_role.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/templates/rbac/cluster_pod_required_role.yaml
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ rules:
   - events
   verbs:
   - create
+  - get
+  - update
 - apiGroups:
   - ""
   resources:
diff --git a/pkg/kbagent/service/command.go b/pkg/kbagent/service/command.go
index 9f2f07a0302..a9f69fbc2c0 100644
--- a/pkg/kbagent/service/command.go
+++ b/pkg/kbagent/service/command.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ package service
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"context"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
@@ -66,12 +67,11 @@ func runCommand(ctx context.Context, action *proto.ExecAction, parameters map[st
 	if err != nil {
 		var exitErr *exec.ExitError
 		if errors.As(err, &exitErr) {
-			stderrMsg := result.stderr.String()
-			if len(stderrMsg) > 0 {
-				err = errors.Wrapf(proto.ErrFailed, "exec exit %d and stderr: %s", exitErr.ExitCode(), stderrMsg)
-			} else {
-				err = errors.Wrapf(proto.ErrFailed, "exec exit %d but stderr is blank", exitErr.ExitCode())
+			errMsg := fmt.Sprintf("exit code: %d", exitErr.ExitCode())
+			if stderrMsg := result.stderr.String(); len(stderrMsg) > 0 {
+				errMsg += fmt.Sprintf(", stderr: %s", stderrMsg)
 			}
+			return nil, errors.Wrapf(proto.ErrFailed, errMsg)
 		}
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/kbagent/util/event.go b/pkg/kbagent/util/event.go
index ece0e1d8ed8..3c2cde98e6e 100644
--- a/pkg/kbagent/util/event.go
+++ b/pkg/kbagent/util/event.go
@@ -22,14 +22,15 @@ package util
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"hash/fnv"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	k8serrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/rand"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	ctlruntime "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 
@@ -37,16 +38,17 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	sendEventMaxAttempts   = 30
-	sendEventRetryInterval = 10 * time.Second
+	maxRetryAttempts = 30
+	retryInterval    = 10 * time.Second
 )
 
 func SendEventWithMessage(logger *logr.Logger, reason string, message string, sync bool) error {
 	send := func() error {
-		event := createEvent(reason, message)
-		err := sendEvent(event)
+		err := createOrUpdateEvent(reason, message)
 		if logger != nil && err != nil {
-			logger.Error(err, fmt.Sprintf("send event failed, reason: %s, message: %s", reason, message))
+			logger.Error(err, "failed to send event",
+				"reason", reason,
+				"message", message)
 		}
 		return err
 	}
@@ -59,10 +61,11 @@ func SendEventWithMessage(logger *logr.Logger, reason string, message string, sy
 	return nil
 }
 
-func createEvent(reason string, message string) *corev1.Event {
+func newEvent(reason string, message string) *corev1.Event {
+	now := metav1.Now()
 	return &corev1.Event{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-			Name:      fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", podName(), rand.String(16)),
+			Name:      generateEventName(reason, message),
 			Namespace: namespace(),
 		},
 		InvolvedObject: corev1.ObjectReference{
@@ -78,29 +81,47 @@ func createEvent(reason string, message string) *corev1.Event {
 			Component: proto.ProbeEventSourceComponent,
 			Host:      nodeName(),
 		},
-		FirstTimestamp:      metav1.Now(),
-		LastTimestamp:       metav1.Now(),
+		FirstTimestamp:      now,
+		LastTimestamp:       now,
 		EventTime:           metav1.NowMicro(),
 		ReportingController: proto.ProbeEventReportingController,
 		ReportingInstance:   podName(),
 		Action:              reason,
 		Type:                "Normal",
+		Count:               1,
 	}
 }
 
-func sendEvent(event *corev1.Event) error {
+func createOrUpdateEvent(reason, message string) error {
 	clientSet, err := getK8sClientSet()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	for i := 0; i < sendEventMaxAttempts; i++ {
-		_, err = clientSet.CoreV1().Events(namespace()).Create(context.Background(), event, metav1.CreateOptions{})
+	eventsClient := clientSet.CoreV1().Events(namespace())
+	eventName := generateEventName(reason, message)
+
+	var event *corev1.Event
+	for i := 0; i < maxRetryAttempts; i++ {
+		event, err = eventsClient.Get(context.Background(), eventName, metav1.GetOptions{})
 		if err == nil {
-			return nil
+			// update
+			event.Count++
+			event.LastTimestamp = metav1.Now()
+			_, err = eventsClient.Update(context.Background(), event, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
+			if err == nil {
+				return nil
+			}
+		} else if k8serrors.IsNotFound(err) {
+			// create
+			event = newEvent(reason, message)
+			_, err = eventsClient.Create(context.Background(), event, metav1.CreateOptions{})
+			if err == nil {
+				return nil
+			}
 		}
-		time.Sleep(sendEventRetryInterval)
+		time.Sleep(retryInterval)
 	}
-	return err
+	return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to handle event after %d attempts", maxRetryAttempts)
 }
 
 func getK8sClientSet() (*kubernetes.Clientset, error) {
@@ -114,3 +135,9 @@ func getK8sClientSet() (*kubernetes.Clientset, error) {
 	}
 	return clientSet, nil
 }
+
+func generateEventName(reason, message string) string {
+	hash := fnv.New32a()
+	hash.Write([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s.%s", podName(), reason, message)))
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s.%x", podName(), hash.Sum32())
+}