diff --git a/sway/tree/container.c b/sway/tree/container.c
index 3b3c5e2e3..92d9ce062 100644
--- a/sway/tree/container.c
+++ b/sway/tree/container.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ void container_create_notify(struct sway_container *container) {
 	// TODO send ipc event type based on the container type
 	wl_signal_emit(&root_container.sway_root->events.new_container, container);
 
-	if (container->type == C_VIEW || container->type == C_CONTAINER) {
+	if (container->type == C_VIEW) {
 		ipc_event_window(container, "new");
 	} else if (container->type == C_WORKSPACE) {
 		ipc_event_workspace(NULL, container, "init");