diff --git a/pkg/pipelineascode/cancel_pipelineruns.go b/pkg/pipelineascode/cancel_pipelineruns.go
index fc284ef299..d3edf2acd7 100644
--- a/pkg/pipelineascode/cancel_pipelineruns.go
+++ b/pkg/pipelineascode/cancel_pipelineruns.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func (p *PacRun) cancelAllInProgressBelongingToClosedPullRequest(ctx context.Con
 	if len(prs.Items) == 0 {
 		msg := fmt.Sprintf("no pipelinerun found for repository: %v and pullRequest %v",
 			p.event.Repository, p.event.PullRequestNumber)
-		p.eventEmitter.EmitMessage(repo, zap.InfoLevel, "RepositoryPipelineRun", msg)
+		p.eventEmitter.EmitMessage(repo, zap.InfoLevel, "CancelInProgress", msg)
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func (p *PacRun) cancelPipelineRunsOpsComment(ctx context.Context, repo *v1alpha
 	if len(prs.Items) == 0 {
 		msg := fmt.Sprintf("no pipelinerun found for repository: %v , sha: %v and pulRequest %v",
 			p.event.Repository, p.event.SHA, p.event.PullRequestNumber)
-		p.eventEmitter.EmitMessage(repo, zap.InfoLevel, "RepositoryPipelineRun", msg)
+		p.eventEmitter.EmitMessage(repo, zap.InfoLevel, "CancelInProgress", msg)
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ func (p *PacRun) cancelPipelineRuns(ctx context.Context, prs *tektonv1.PipelineR
 			defer wg.Done()
 			if _, err := action.PatchPipelineRun(ctx, p.logger, "cancel patch", p.run.Clients.Tekton, &pr, cancelMergePatch); err != nil {
 				errMsg := fmt.Sprintf("failed to cancel pipelineRun %s/%s: %s", pr.GetNamespace(), pr.GetName(), err.Error())
-				p.eventEmitter.EmitMessage(repo, zap.ErrorLevel, "RepositoryPipelineRun", errMsg)
+				p.eventEmitter.EmitMessage(repo, zap.ErrorLevel, "CancelInProgress", errMsg)
 			}
 		}(ctx, pr)
 	}
diff --git a/test/pkg/gitea/test.go b/test/pkg/gitea/test.go
index f9a4ae9eb0..1a0453ef63 100644
--- a/test/pkg/gitea/test.go
+++ b/test/pkg/gitea/test.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	v1 "github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/pkg/apis/pipeline/v1"
 	"github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/pkg/names"
 	"gotest.tools/v3/assert"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 )
 
@@ -72,6 +73,26 @@ func PostCommentOnPullRequest(t *testing.T, topt *TestOpts, body string) {
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 }
 
+func checkEvents(t *testing.T, events *corev1.EventList, topts *TestOpts) {
+	t.Helper()
+	newEvents := make([]corev1.Event, 0)
+	// filter out events that are not related to the test like checking for cancelled pipelineruns
+	for i := len(events.Items) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
+		topts.ParamsRun.Clients.Log.Infof("Reason is %s", events.Items[i].Reason)
+		if events.Items[i].Reason == "CancelInProgress" {
+			continue
+		}
+		newEvents = append(newEvents, events.Items[i])
+	}
+	if len(newEvents) > 0 {
+		topts.ParamsRun.Clients.Log.Infof("0 events expected in case of failure but got %d", len(newEvents))
+		for _, em := range newEvents {
+			topts.ParamsRun.Clients.Log.Infof("Event: Reason: %s Type: %s ReportingInstance: %s Message: %s", em.Reason, em.Type, em.ReportingInstance, em.Message)
+		}
+		t.FailNow()
+	}
+}
+
 func AddLabelToIssue(t *testing.T, topt *TestOpts, label string) {
 	var targetID int64
 	allLabels, _, err := topt.GiteaCNX.Client.ListRepoLabels(topt.Opts.Organization, topt.Opts.Repo, gitea.ListLabelsOptions{})
@@ -249,7 +270,7 @@ func TestPR(t *testing.T, topts *TestOpts) (context.Context, func()) {
 		}
 		assert.Assert(t, len(events.Items) != 0, "events expected in case of failure but got 0")
 	} else if !topts.SkipEventsCheck {
-		assert.Assert(t, len(events.Items) == 0, fmt.Sprintf("no events expected but got %v in %v ns, items: %+v", len(events.Items), topts.TargetNS, events.Items))
+		checkEvents(t, events, topts)
 	}
 	return ctx, cleanup
 }
@@ -369,7 +390,7 @@ func NewPR(t *testing.T, topts *TestOpts) func() {
 		}
 		assert.Assert(t, len(events.Items) != 0, "events expected in case of failure but got 0")
 	} else if !topts.SkipEventsCheck {
-		assert.Assert(t, len(events.Items) == 0, fmt.Sprintf("no events expected but got %v in %v ns, items: %+v", len(events.Items), topts.TargetNS, events.Items))
+		checkEvents(t, events, topts)
 	}
 	return cleanup
 }