diff --git a/gracedb/alerts/events/utils.py b/gracedb/alerts/events/utils.py
index 1a865b7fae818ddcf11f12b74541d374f1fe3352..74c0db790879a17cf59edbd62d5b06aa14a26752 100644
--- a/gracedb/alerts/events/utils.py
+++ b/gracedb/alerts/events/utils.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class EventAlertIssuer(AlertIssuerWithParentEvent):
             is_alert=True)
 
     def _get_parent_obj(self):
-        return self.obj
+        return self.obj.get_subclass_or_self()
 
 
 class EventLogAlertIssuer(AlertIssuerWithParentEvent):