diff --git a/plugins/ptp_operator/metrics/logparser.go b/plugins/ptp_operator/metrics/logparser.go
index 669c08c8..0450cff8 100644
--- a/plugins/ptp_operator/metrics/logparser.go
+++ b/plugins/ptp_operator/metrics/logparser.go
@@ -377,7 +377,6 @@ func (p *PTPEventManager) ParseGMLogs(processName, configName, output string, fi
 	SyncState.With(map[string]string{"process": processName, "node": ptpNodeName, "iface": alias}).Set(GetSyncStateID(syncState))
 	// status metrics
 	ptpStats[masterType].SetPtpDependentEventState(clockState, ptpStats.HasMetrics(processName), ptpStats.HasMetricHelp(processName))
-	ptpStats[masterType].SetLastSyncState(clockState.State)
 	ptpStats[masterType].SetAlias(alias)
 
 	// If GM is locked/Freerun/Holdover then ptp state change event
@@ -385,7 +384,6 @@ func (p *PTPEventManager) ParseGMLogs(processName, configName, output string, fi
 
 	// When GM is enabled there is only event happening at GM level for now
 	p.GenPTPEvent(processName, ptpStats[masterType], masterResource, 0, clockState.State, ptp.PtpStateChange)
-	ptpStats[masterType].SetLastSyncState(clockState.State)
 	UpdateSyncStateMetrics(processName, alias, ptpStats[masterType].LastSyncState())
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/ptp_operator/metrics/manager.go b/plugins/ptp_operator/metrics/manager.go
index 2074a6eb..43ec6aa2 100644
--- a/plugins/ptp_operator/metrics/manager.go
+++ b/plugins/ptp_operator/metrics/manager.go
@@ -405,10 +405,12 @@ func (p *PTPEventManager) GenPTPEvent(ptpProfileName string, oStats *stats.Stats
 				oStats.AddValue(ptpOffset) // update off set when its in locked state and hold over only/ update off set when its in locked state and hold over only
 			} // else continue to stay in HOLDOVER
 		default: // not yet used states
-			log.Warnf("%s sync state %s, last ptp state is unknown: %s", eventResourceName, clockState, lastClockState)
-			if !isOffsetInRange(ptpOffset, threshold.MaxOffsetThreshold, threshold.MinOffsetThreshold) {
-				clockState = ptp.FREERUN
+			clockState = ptp.FREERUN
+			if isOffsetInRange(ptpOffset, threshold.MaxOffsetThreshold, threshold.MinOffsetThreshold) {
+				clockState = ptp.LOCKED
 			}
+			log.Warnf("%s sync state %s, last ptp state is unknown, setting to  %s", eventResourceName, lastClockState, clockState)
+
 			log.Infof(" publishing event for (profile %s) %s with last state %s and current clock state %s and offset %d for ( Max/Min Threshold %d/%d )",
 				ptpProfileName, eventResourceName, oStats.LastSyncState(), clockState, ptpOffset, threshold.MaxOffsetThreshold, threshold.MinOffsetThreshold)
 			p.PublishEvent(clockState, ptpOffset, eventResourceName, eventType) // change to unknown
@@ -419,19 +421,21 @@ func (p *PTPEventManager) GenPTPEvent(ptpProfileName string, oStats *stats.Stats
 		return // do nothing for holdover
 	case ptp.FREERUN:
 		if lastClockState != ptp.HOLDOVER {
-			// within range
-			log.Infof(" publishing event for (profile %s) %s with last state %s and current clock state %s and offset %d for ( Max/Min Threshold %d/%d )",
-				ptpProfileName, eventResourceName, oStats.LastSyncState(), clockState, ptpOffset, threshold.MaxOffsetThreshold, threshold.MinOffsetThreshold)
-			p.PublishEvent(clockState, ptpOffset, eventResourceName, eventType) // change to locked
+			if lastClockState != ptp.FREERUN { // don't send event if last event was freerun
+				log.Infof(" publishing event for (profile %s) %s with last state %s and current clock state %s and offset %d for ( Max/Min Threshold %d/%d )",
+					ptpProfileName, eventResourceName, oStats.LastSyncState(), clockState, ptpOffset, threshold.MaxOffsetThreshold, threshold.MinOffsetThreshold)
+				p.PublishEvent(clockState, ptpOffset, eventResourceName, eventType)
+			}
 			oStats.SetLastSyncState(clockState)
 			oStats.SetLastOffset(ptpOffset)
 			oStats.AddValue(ptpOffset)
 		}
 	default:
-		log.Warnf("%s unknown current ptp state %s", eventResourceName, clockState)
-		if !isOffsetInRange(ptpOffset, threshold.MaxOffsetThreshold, threshold.MinOffsetThreshold) {
-			clockState = ptp.FREERUN
+		clockState = ptp.FREERUN
+		if isOffsetInRange(ptpOffset, threshold.MaxOffsetThreshold, threshold.MinOffsetThreshold) {
+			clockState = ptp.LOCKED
 		}
+		log.Warnf("%s unknown current ptp state, setting to  %s", eventResourceName, clockState)
 		log.Infof(" publishing event for (profile %s) %s with last state %s and current clock state %s and offset %d for ( Max/Min Threshold %d/%d )",
 			ptpProfileName, eventResourceName, oStats.LastSyncState(), clockState, ptpOffset, threshold.MaxOffsetThreshold, threshold.MinOffsetThreshold)
 		p.PublishEvent(clockState, ptpOffset, eventResourceName, ptp.PtpStateChange) // change to unknown state
diff --git a/plugins/ptp_operator/metrics/metrics_test.go b/plugins/ptp_operator/metrics/metrics_test.go
index 481e9241..b321306e 100644
--- a/plugins/ptp_operator/metrics/metrics_test.go
+++ b/plugins/ptp_operator/metrics/metrics_test.go
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ var testCases = []TestCase{
 		from:                           "master",
 		process:                        "dpll",
 		iface:                          "ens7fx",
-		lastSyncState:                  ptp.FREERUN,
 		expectedPtpOffset:              SKIP,
 		expectedPtpMaxOffset:           SKIP,
 		expectedPtpFrequencyAdjustment: SKIP,
@@ -333,7 +332,6 @@ var testCases = []TestCase{
 		from:                           "phc",
 		process:                        "phc2sys",
 		iface:                          metrics.ClockRealTime,
-		lastSyncState:                  ptp.FREERUN,
 		expectedPtpOffset:              -62,
 		expectedPtpMaxOffset:           SKIP,
 		expectedPtpFrequencyAdjustment: -78368,
diff --git a/plugins/ptp_operator/stats/stats.go b/plugins/ptp_operator/stats/stats.go
index 3d1e7588..70930fc2 100644
--- a/plugins/ptp_operator/stats/stats.go
+++ b/plugins/ptp_operator/stats/stats.go
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ func (s *Stats) GetStateState(processName string, iface *string) (ptp.SyncState,
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	return ptp.FREERUN, fmt.Errorf("sync state not found %s", processName)
+	return "", fmt.Errorf("sync state not found %s", processName)
 }
 
 // GetDependsOnValueState ... get value offset and state
diff --git a/plugins/ptp_operator/stats/stats_test.go b/plugins/ptp_operator/stats/stats_test.go
index 793e2e90..a59c3c55 100644
--- a/plugins/ptp_operator/stats/stats_test.go
+++ b/plugins/ptp_operator/stats/stats_test.go
@@ -20,3 +20,8 @@ func TestStats_SetPtpDependentEventState(t *testing.T) {
 	}, nil, nil)
 	assert.Equal(t, ptp.FREERUN, s.PtpDependentEventState().CurrentPTPStateEvent)
 }
+
+func TestNewStats_EmptyState(t *testing.T) {
+	s := stats.NewStats("testCfg")
+	assert.NotEqual(t, ptp.FREERUN, s.LastSyncState())
+}