diff --git a/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_event_socket/mod_event_socket.c b/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_event_socket/mod_event_socket.c
index 8a0d393e63..d63043de87 100644
--- a/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_event_socket/mod_event_socket.c
+++ b/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_event_socket/mod_event_socket.c
@@ -1535,7 +1535,7 @@ static void *SWITCH_THREAD_FUNC listener_run(switch_thread_t *thread, void *obj)
 			goto done;
 		}
 
-		if (switch_event_create(&call_event, SWITCH_EVENT_COMMAND) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
+		if (switch_event_create(&call_event, SWITCH_EVENT_CHANNEL_DATA) != SWITCH_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 			switch_log_printf(SWITCH_CHANNEL_LOG, SWITCH_LOG_CRIT, "Memory Error!\n");
 			switch_clear_flag_locked(listener, LFLAG_RUNNING);
 			goto done;