diff --git a/app/models/manageiq/providers/kubernetes/container_manager/event_catcher_mixin.rb b/app/models/manageiq/providers/kubernetes/container_manager/event_catcher_mixin.rb
index 15816812b7..f1e8b41591 100644
--- a/app/models/manageiq/providers/kubernetes/container_manager/event_catcher_mixin.rb
+++ b/app/models/manageiq/providers/kubernetes/container_manager/event_catcher_mixin.rb
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ def monitor_events
 
   def queue_event(event)
     event_data = extract_event_data(event)
+    if !event_valid?(event_data)
+      _log.info "#{log_prefix} Skipping invalid event [#{event_data[:event_type]}]"
+      return
+    end
+
     _log.info "#{log_prefix} Queuing event [#{event_data}]"
     event_hash = ManageIQ::Providers::Kubernetes::ContainerManager::EventParser.event_to_hash(event_data, @cfg[:ems_id])
     EmsEvent.add_queue('add', @cfg[:ems_id], event_hash)
@@ -77,7 +82,6 @@ def extract_event_data(event)
       event_data[:fieldpath] = event.object.involvedObject.fieldPath
     end
 
-
     event_type_prefix = event_data[:kind].upcase
 
     # Handle event data for specific entities
@@ -106,4 +110,11 @@ def extract_event_data(event)
 
     event_data
   end
+
+  def event_valid?(event_data)
+    # If there is no timestamp we cannot properly handle the event
+    return false if event_data[:timestamp].nil?
+
+    true
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/manageiq/providers/kubernetes/container_manager/event_catcher_mixin_spec.rb b/spec/models/manageiq/providers/kubernetes/container_manager/event_catcher_mixin_spec.rb
index af62de3e1f..b86e338e76 100644
--- a/spec/models/manageiq/providers/kubernetes/container_manager/event_catcher_mixin_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/manageiq/providers/kubernetes/container_manager/event_catcher_mixin_spec.rb
@@ -17,19 +17,54 @@ def log_prefix
   let(:ems) { FactoryBot.create(:ems_kubernetes) }
 
   describe '#queue_event' do
+    let(:subject) do
+      test_class.new(ems).tap { |catcher| catcher.instance_variable_set(:@cfg, :ems_id => ems.id) }
+    end
+
+    let(:kubernetes_event) do
+      {
+        'kind'           => 'Event',
+        'apiVersion'     => 'v1',
+        'reason'         => 'Scheduled',
+        'involvedObject' => {
+          'kind' => 'Pod',
+        },
+        'metadata'       => {
+          'uid' => 'SomeRandomUid',
+        },
+        'lastTimestamp'  => '2016-07-25T11:45:34Z'
+      }
+    end
+
+    let(:event) { array_recursive_ostruct(:object => kubernetes_event) }
+
     it 'sends the received event to queue after parsing' do
-      catcher = test_class.new(ems)
-      expect(catcher).to receive(:extract_event_data).once.with(:raw_event).and_return(:extracted_event)
-      expect(catcher).to receive(:log_prefix)
-      expect(catcher).to receive_message_chain("_log.info")
-      catcher.instance_variable_set(:@cfg, :ems_id => ems.id)
-      expect(
-        ManageIQ::Providers::Kubernetes::ContainerManager::EventParser
-      ).to receive(
-        :event_to_hash
-      ).with(:extracted_event, ems.id).and_return(:hashed_event)
-      expect(EmsEvent).to receive(:add_queue).with('add', ems.id, :hashed_event)
-      catcher.queue_event(:raw_event)
+      expect(EmsEvent).to receive(:add_queue).with('add', ems.id, hash_including(:event_type => "POD_SCHEDULED", :timestamp => '2016-07-25T11:45:34Z'))
+
+      subject.queue_event(event)
+    end
+
+    context "with an invalid event" do
+      let(:kubernetes_event) do
+        {
+          'kind'           => 'Event',
+          'apiVersion'     => 'v1',
+          'reason'         => 'Scheduled',
+          'involvedObject' => {
+            'kind' => 'Pod',
+          },
+          'metadata'       => {
+            'uid' => 'SomeRandomUid',
+          },
+          'lastTimestamp'  => nil
+        }
+      end
+
+      it "doesn't queue the event" do
+        expect(EmsEvent).not_to receive(:add_queue)
+
+        subject.queue_event(event)
+      end
     end
   end
 
@@ -287,6 +322,7 @@ def log_prefix
           'metadata'       => {
             'uid' => 'SomeRandomUid',
           },
+          'lastTimestamp'  => '2016-07-25T11:45:34Z',
         }
       end
 
@@ -306,6 +342,7 @@ def log_prefix
           'metadata'       => {
             'uid' => 'SomeRandomUid',
           },
+          'lastTimestamp'  => '2016-07-25T11:45:34Z',
         }
       end