+diff -ruN a/mtce/src/pmon/pmonHdlr.cpp b/mtce/src/pmon/pmonHdlr.cpp
+--- a/mtce/src/pmon/pmonHdlr.cpp 2020-05-15 14:41:42.271215598 +0000
++++ b/mtce/src/pmon/pmonHdlr.cpp 2020-05-18 07:11:16.126154700 +0000
+@@ -1881,10 +1881,7 @@
+ * we can turn this into a customer alarm/log.
+ * Degrade is acheived by not sending the pulses to the watcher.
+ */
+- if ( ctrl_ptr->event_mode == true )
+- {
+- pmon_send_pulse ( );
+- }
++ pmon_send_pulse ( );
+ }
+
+ /* Avoid pmond thrashing trying to recover processes during
+@@ -1930,11 +1927,9 @@
+ {
+ hostwd_port_init();
+ }
+- if ( ctrl_ptr->event_mode == true )
+- {
+- pmon_send_hostwd ( );
+- pmonTimer_hostwd.ring = false;
+- }
++
++ pmon_send_hostwd ( );
++ pmonTimer_hostwd.ring = false;
+ }
+
+ /* Run Get Events by audit timer */