diff --git a/app/Model/Event.php b/app/Model/Event.php
index 2d884d137..d6bfa0a84 100755
--- a/app/Model/Event.php
+++ b/app/Model/Event.php
@@ -5844,6 +5844,9 @@ class Event extends AppModel
         if (trim($result) == '1') {
             $data = file_get_contents($output_path);
             $data = json_decode($data, true);
+            if (empty($data['Event'])) {
+                $data = array('Event' => $data);
+            }
             unlink($output_path);
             $created_id = false;
             $validationIssues = false;