diff --git a/src/db.c b/src/db.c
index 211bb978..cadfeb77 100644
--- a/src/db.c
+++ b/src/db.c
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ void dbOverwrite(redisDb *db, robj *key, robj *val) {
  *    unless 'keepttl' is true.
  *
  * All the new keys in the database should be created via this interface. */
-void genericSetKey(redisDb *db, robj *key, robj *val, int keepttl) {
+void genericSetKey(redisDb *db, robj *key, robj *val, int keepttl, int signal) {
     if (lookupKeyWrite(db,key) == NULL) {
         dbAdd(db,key,val);
     } else {
@@ -229,12 +229,12 @@ void genericSetKey(redisDb *db, robj *key, robj *val, int keepttl) {
     }
     incrRefCount(val);
     if (!keepttl) removeExpire(db,key);
-    signalModifiedKey(db,key);
+    if (signal) signalModifiedKey(db,key);
 }
 
 /* Common case for genericSetKey() where the TTL is not retained. */
 void setKey(redisDb *db, robj *key, robj *val) {
-    genericSetKey(db,key,val,0);
+    genericSetKey(db,key,val,0,1);
 }
 
 /* Return true if the specified key exists in the specified database.
diff --git a/src/module.c b/src/module.c
index 64f274e7..4d3d9e1a 100644
--- a/src/module.c
+++ b/src/module.c
@@ -2157,7 +2157,7 @@ RedisModuleString *RM_RandomKey(RedisModuleCtx *ctx) {
 int RM_StringSet(RedisModuleKey *key, RedisModuleString *str) {
     if (!(key->mode & REDISMODULE_WRITE) || key->iter) return REDISMODULE_ERR;
     RM_DeleteKey(key);
-    setKey(key->db,key->key,str);
+    genericSetKey(key->db,key->key,str,0,0);
     key->value = str;
     return REDISMODULE_OK;
 }
@@ -2237,7 +2237,7 @@ int RM_StringTruncate(RedisModuleKey *key, size_t newlen) {
     if (key->value == NULL) {
         /* Empty key: create it with the new size. */
         robj *o = createObject(OBJ_STRING,sdsnewlen(NULL, newlen));
-        setKey(key->db,key->key,o);
+        genericSetKey(key->db,key->key,o,0,0);
         key->value = o;
         decrRefCount(o);
     } else {
@@ -3625,7 +3625,7 @@ int RM_ModuleTypeSetValue(RedisModuleKey *key, moduleType *mt, void *value) {
     if (!(key->mode & REDISMODULE_WRITE) || key->iter) return REDISMODULE_ERR;
     RM_DeleteKey(key);
     robj *o = createModuleObject(mt,value);
-    setKey(key->db,key->key,o);
+    genericSetKey(key->db,key->key,o,0,0);
     decrRefCount(o);
     key->value = o;
     return REDISMODULE_OK;
diff --git a/src/server.h b/src/server.h
index c4db4278..dbd72281 100644
--- a/src/server.h
+++ b/src/server.h
@@ -2057,7 +2057,7 @@ int objectSetLRUOrLFU(robj *val, long long lfu_freq, long long lru_idle,
 #define LOOKUP_NOTOUCH (1<<0)
 void dbAdd(redisDb *db, robj *key, robj *val);
 void dbOverwrite(redisDb *db, robj *key, robj *val);
-void genericSetKey(redisDb *db, robj *key, robj *val, int keepttl);
+void genericSetKey(redisDb *db, robj *key, robj *val, int keepttl, int signal);
 void setKey(redisDb *db, robj *key, robj *val);
 int dbExists(redisDb *db, robj *key);
 robj *dbRandomKey(redisDb *db);
diff --git a/src/t_string.c b/src/t_string.c
index 8ccd69eb..3174e9cc 100644
--- a/src/t_string.c
+++ b/src/t_string.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ void setGenericCommand(client *c, int flags, robj *key, robj *val, robj *expire,
         addReply(c, abort_reply ? abort_reply : shared.null[c->resp]);
         return;
     }
-    genericSetKey(c->db,key,val,flags & OBJ_SET_KEEPTTL);
+    genericSetKey(c->db,key,val,flags & OBJ_SET_KEEPTTL,1);
     server.dirty++;
     if (expire) setExpire(c,c->db,key,mstime()+milliseconds);
     notifyKeyspaceEvent(NOTIFY_STRING,"set",key,c->db->id);