diff --git a/Content.Server/_Amour/StationEvents/SpaceLawChange.cs b/Content.Server/_Amour/StationEvents/SpaceLawChange.cs
index bc7228394c..e7f8cefc8e 100644
--- a/Content.Server/_Amour/StationEvents/SpaceLawChange.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/_Amour/StationEvents/SpaceLawChange.cs
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ namespace Content.Server._Amour.StationEvents
             var faxes = EntityManager.EntityQuery<FaxMachineComponent>();
             foreach (var fax in faxes)
             {
+                if (!fax.ReceiveStationGoal)
+                    continue;
                 _faxSystem.Receive(fax.Owner, printout, null, fax);
             }
         }
diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/GameRules/events.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/GameRules/events.yml
index bb2735a9c4..d7783d1c57 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/GameRules/events.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/GameRules/events.yml
@@ -603,7 +603,7 @@
   noSpawn: true
   components:
   - type: StationEvent
+    maxOccurrences: 1 # everyone ignores this event
     weight: 5
-    reoccurrenceDelay: 30
     duration: 1
   - type: SpaceLawChangeRule