diff --git a/src/client/pythonEnvironments/nativeAPI.ts b/src/client/pythonEnvironments/nativeAPI.ts
index 31ad80608283..7e2f7aa3515b 100644
--- a/src/client/pythonEnvironments/nativeAPI.ts
+++ b/src/client/pythonEnvironments/nativeAPI.ts
@@ -384,10 +384,12 @@ class NativePythonEnvironments implements IDiscoveryAPI, Disposable {
         const info = toPythonEnvInfo(native);
         if (info) {
             const old = this._envs.find((item) => item.executable.filename === info.executable.filename);
-            if (old && hasChanged(old, info)) {
+            if (old) {
                 this._envs = this._envs.filter((item) => item.executable.filename !== info.executable.filename);
                 this._envs.push(info);
-                this._onChanged.fire({ type: FileChangeType.Changed, old, new: info, searchLocation });
+                if (hasChanged(old, info)) {
+                    this._onChanged.fire({ type: FileChangeType.Changed, old, new: info, searchLocation });
+                }
             } else {
                 this._envs.push(info);
                 this._onChanged.fire({ type: FileChangeType.Created, new: info, searchLocation });
diff --git a/src/test/pythonEnvironments/nativeAPI.unit.test.ts b/src/test/pythonEnvironments/nativeAPI.unit.test.ts
index f7f956c7a20e..008d19b4738d 100644
--- a/src/test/pythonEnvironments/nativeAPI.unit.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/pythonEnvironments/nativeAPI.unit.test.ts
@@ -239,6 +239,27 @@ suite('Native Python API', () => {
         assert.deepEqual(actual, [expectedConda1]);
     });
 
+    test('Ensure no duplication on resolve', async () => {
+        mockFinder
+            .setup((f) => f.refresh())
+            .returns(() => {
+                async function* generator() {
+                    yield* [conda1];
+                }
+                return generator();
+            })
+            .verifiable(typemoq.Times.once());
+        mockFinder
+            .setup((f) => f.resolve(typemoq.It.isAny()))
+            .returns(() => Promise.resolve(conda))
+            .verifiable(typemoq.Times.once());
+
+        await api.triggerRefresh();
+        await api.resolveEnv('/home/user/.conda/envs/conda_python/python');
+        const actual = api.getEnvs();
+        assert.deepEqual(actual, [expectedConda1]);
+    });
+
     test('Conda environment with no python', async () => {
         mockFinder
             .setup((f) => f.refresh())