diff --git a/ceilometermiddleware/swift.py b/ceilometermiddleware/swift.py
index 0235628..9d09c1a 100644
--- a/ceilometermiddleware/swift.py
+++ b/ceilometermiddleware/swift.py
@@ -161,9 +161,10 @@ class Swift(object):
 
     @_log_and_ignore_error
     def emit_event(self, env, bytes_received, bytes_sent, outcome='success'):
-        if (env.get('HTTP_X_SERVICE_PROJECT_ID') or
+        if ((env.get('HTTP_X_SERVICE_PROJECT_ID') or
                 env.get('HTTP_X_PROJECT_ID') or
-                env.get('HTTP_X_TENANT_ID')) in self.ignore_projects:
+                env.get('HTTP_X_TENANT_ID')) in self.ignore_projects or
+                env.get('swift.source') is not None):
             return
 
         path = urlparse.quote(env['PATH_INFO'])
diff --git a/ceilometermiddleware/tests/test_swift.py b/ceilometermiddleware/tests/test_swift.py
index 2ca0be9..4df627d 100644
--- a/ceilometermiddleware/tests/test_swift.py
+++ b/ceilometermiddleware/tests/test_swift.py
@@ -381,3 +381,16 @@ class TestSwift(tests_base.TestCase):
             self.assertIsNone(metadata['container'])
             self.assertIsNone(metadata['object'])
             self.assertEqual('head', data[2]['target']['action'])
+
+    def test_put_with_swift_source(self):
+        app = swift.Swift(FakeApp(), {})
+
+        req = FakeRequest(
+            '/1.0/account/container/obj',
+            environ={'REQUEST_METHOD': 'PUT',
+                     'wsgi.input':
+                     six.moves.cStringIO('some stuff'),
+                     'swift.source': 'RL'})
+        with mock.patch('oslo_messaging.Notifier.info') as notify:
+            list(app(req.environ, self.start_response))
+            self.assertEqual(False, notify.called)