diff --git a/app/Controller/EventsController.php b/app/Controller/EventsController.php
index 059ac55c3..1b9e6ad98 100644
--- a/app/Controller/EventsController.php
+++ b/app/Controller/EventsController.php
@@ -2147,7 +2147,6 @@ class EventsController extends AppController
             throw new UnauthorizedException(__('You do not have permission to do that.'));
         }
         if ($this->request->is('post')) {
-            $original_file = !empty($this->data['Event']['original_file']) ? $this->data['Event']['stix']['name'] : '';
             if ($this->_isRest()) {
                 $randomFileName = $this->Event->generateRandomFileName();
                 $tmpDir = APP . "files" . DS . "scripts" . DS . "tmp";
@@ -2158,8 +2157,8 @@ class EventsController extends AppController
                     $this->Auth->user(),
                     $randomFileName,
                     $stix_version,
-                    $original_file,
-                    $this->data['Event']['publish']
+                    'uploaded_stix_file.' . ($stix_version == '1' ? 'xml' : 'json'),
+                    false
                 );
                 if (is_array($result)) {
                     return $this->RestResponse->saveSuccessResponse('Events', 'upload_stix', false, $this->response->type(), 'STIX document imported, event\'s created: ' . implode(', ', $result) . '.');
@@ -2174,6 +2173,7 @@ class EventsController extends AppController
                     return $this->RestResponse->saveFailResponse('Events', 'upload_stix', false, $result, $this->response->type());
                 }
             } else {
+                $original_file = !empty($this->data['Event']['original_file']) ? $this->data['Event']['stix']['name'] : '';
                 if (isset($this->data['Event']['stix']) && $this->data['Event']['stix']['size'] > 0 && is_uploaded_file($this->data['Event']['stix']['tmp_name'])) {
                     $randomFileName = $this->Event->generateRandomFileName();
                     $tmpDir = APP . "files" . DS . "scripts" . DS . "tmp";