diff --git a/roundabout/builds/views_deployments.py b/roundabout/builds/views_deployments.py
index b53ecce9..0f6e49dc 100644
--- a/roundabout/builds/views_deployments.py
+++ b/roundabout/builds/views_deployments.py
@@ -461,28 +461,29 @@ def form_valid(self, form):
                     self.request.user,
                 )
             # generate inventory configevent with default values on deyployed to field
-            if not item.inventory_configevents.exists():
-                config_event, event_added = ConfigEvent.objects.get_or_create(
-                    inventory=item,
-                    config_type="conf",
-                    configuration_date = action_date,
-                    deployment = self.object
-                )
-                _create_action_history(config_event, Action.ADD, self.request.user, data={})
-                if item.assembly_part is not None:
-                    if item.assembly_part.assemblypart_configdefaultevents.exists():
-                        conf_def_event = item.assembly_part.assemblypart_configdefaultevents.first()
-                        names = ConfigName.objects.filter(config_name_event = item.part.part_confignameevents.first(), config_type ='conf')
-                        for name in names:
-                            try:
-                                default_value = ConfigDefault.objects.get(conf_def_event = conf_def_event, config_name = name).default_value
-                            except ConfigDefault.DoesNotExist:
-                                default_value = None
-                            ConfigValue.objects.create(
-                                config_event = config_event,
-                                config_name = name,
-                                config_value = default_value,
-                            )
+            if action_type == Action.DEPLOYMENTTOFIELD:
+                if not item.inventory_configevents.exists():
+                    config_event, event_added = ConfigEvent.objects.get_or_create(
+                        inventory=item,
+                        config_type="conf",
+                        configuration_date = action_date,
+                        deployment = self.object
+                    )
+                    _create_action_history(config_event, Action.ADD, self.request.user, data={})
+                    if item.assembly_part is not None:
+                        if item.assembly_part.assemblypart_configdefaultevents.exists():
+                            conf_def_event = item.assembly_part.assemblypart_configdefaultevents.first()
+                            names = ConfigName.objects.filter(config_name_event = item.part.part_confignameevents.first(), config_type ='conf')
+                            for name in names:
+                                try:
+                                    default_value = ConfigDefault.objects.get(conf_def_event = conf_def_event, config_name = name).default_value
+                                except ConfigDefault.DoesNotExist:
+                                    default_value = None
+                                ConfigValue.objects.create(
+                                    config_event = config_event,
+                                    config_name = name,
+                                    config_value = default_value,
+                                )