diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3e85d1e..347b439 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project follows [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Contact-only events (no registration possible) were still getting the daily summary email — it now skips them since there's nothing to summarize.
+
 ## [1.9.1] - 2026-08-22
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/backend/src/utils/notifications.js b/backend/src/utils/notifications.js
index fd6eccb..ab1db57 100644
--- a/backend/src/utils/notifications.js
+++ b/backend/src/utils/notifications.js
@@ -1370,14 +1370,14 @@ async function sendDailyEventSummaries(now = new Date()) {
     const today = new Date(now);
     const notifyInclude = { createdBy: { select: { id: true, name: true, email: true } }, notifyRecipients: { select: { id: true, name: true, email: true } } };
     let events = await prisma.event.findMany({
-      where: { isActive: true, startDate: { gte: today } },
+      where: { isActive: true, startDate: { gte: today }, requiresRegistration: true },
       include: notifyInclude,
       orderBy: { startDate: 'asc' },
     });
 
     try {
       events = await prisma.event.findMany({
-        where: { isActive: true, startDate: { gte: today }, goLiveAt: { lte: today } },
+        where: { isActive: true, startDate: { gte: today }, goLiveAt: { lte: today }, requiresRegistration: true },
         include: notifyInclude,
         orderBy: { startDate: 'asc' },
       });