diff --git a/lib/Server.js b/lib/Server.js
index eaf879bee3..404d42499c 100644
--- a/lib/Server.js
+++ b/lib/Server.js
@@ -36,13 +36,14 @@ class Server {
     this.webSocketProxies = [];
     this.sockets = [];
     this.compiler = compiler;
+    this.currentHash = null;
   }
 
   static get DEFAULT_STATS() {
     return {
       all: false,
       hash: true,
-      assets: true,
+      assets: false,
       warnings: true,
       errors: true,
       errorDetails: false,
@@ -2006,13 +2007,13 @@ class Server {
 
   // Send stats to a socket or multiple sockets
   sendStats(clients, stats, force) {
+    this.currentHash = this.currentHash ?? stats.hash;
     const shouldEmit =
       !force &&
       stats &&
       (!stats.errors || stats.errors.length === 0) &&
       (!stats.warnings || stats.warnings.length === 0) &&
-      stats.assets &&
-      stats.assets.every((asset) => !asset.emitted);
+      this.currentHash === stats.hash;
 
     if (shouldEmit) {
       this.sendMessage(clients, "still-ok");
@@ -2020,6 +2021,7 @@ class Server {
       return;
     }
 
+    this.currentHash = stats.hash;
     this.sendMessage(clients, "hash", stats.hash);
 
     if (stats.errors.length > 0 || stats.warnings.length > 0) {