diff --git a/swh/scheduler/journal_client.py b/swh/scheduler/journal_client.py
--- a/swh/scheduler/journal_client.py
+++ b/swh/scheduler/journal_client.py
@@ -122,6 +122,13 @@
                             "last_eventful"
                         ]
                         visit_stats_d["last_eventful"] = current_status_date
+                    elif (
+                        latest_recorded_visit_date
+                        and current_status_date == latest_recorded_visit_date
+                    ):
+                        # A duplicated message must be ignored to avoid
+                        # populating the last_uneventful message
+                        continue
                     else:
                         # uneventful event
                         visit_stats_d["last_uneventful"] = current_status_date
diff --git a/swh/scheduler/tests/test_journal_client.py b/swh/scheduler/tests/test_journal_client.py
--- a/swh/scheduler/tests/test_journal_client.py
+++ b/swh/scheduler/tests/test_journal_client.py
@@ -545,3 +545,39 @@
     assert ovs.last_snapshot == hash_to_bytes(
         "5555555555555555555555555555555555555555"
     )
+
+
+def test_journal_client_origin_visit_status_duplicated_messages(swh_scheduler):
+    """A duplicated message must be ignored
+
+    """
+    visit_status = {
+        "origin": "foo",
+        "visit": 1,
+        "status": "full",
+        "date": DATE1,
+        "type": "git",
+        "snapshot": hash_to_bytes("aaaaaabbbeb6cf9efd5b920a8453e1e07157b6cd"),
+    }
+
+    process_journal_objects(
+        {"origin_visit_status": [visit_status]}, scheduler=swh_scheduler
+    )
+
+    process_journal_objects(
+        {"origin_visit_status": [visit_status]}, scheduler=swh_scheduler
+    )
+
+    expected_visit_stats = OriginVisitStats(
+        url="foo",
+        visit_type="git",
+        last_eventful=DATE1,
+        last_uneventful=None,
+        last_failed=None,
+        last_notfound=None,
+        last_snapshot=hash_to_bytes("aaaaaabbbeb6cf9efd5b920a8453e1e07157b6cd"),
+    )
+
+    assert swh_scheduler.origin_visit_stats_get([("foo", "git")]) == [
+        expected_visit_stats
+    ]