diff --git a/facebook_business/adobjects/serverside/event_request.py b/facebook_business/adobjects/serverside/event_request.py
index b100f973..144c99aa 100644
--- a/facebook_business/adobjects/serverside/event_request.py
+++ b/facebook_business/adobjects/serverside/event_request.py
@@ -282,9 +282,14 @@ def execute(self):
             fields=[],
             params=params,
         )
-        return EventResponse(events_received=response['events_received'],
+        if response.get('events_received'):
+            return EventResponse(events_received=response['events_received'],
                                        fbtrace_id=response['fbtrace_id'],
                                        messages=response['messages'])
+        else: 
+            return EventResponse(events_received=0,
+                                       fbtrace_id=response['fbtrace_id'],
+                                       messages=response['messages']) 
 
     def execute_with_client(self, params):
         url = '/'.join([
diff --git a/facebook_business/adobjects/serverside/event_request_async.py b/facebook_business/adobjects/serverside/event_request_async.py
index 3aac6e16..3189661f 100644
--- a/facebook_business/adobjects/serverside/event_request_async.py
+++ b/facebook_business/adobjects/serverside/event_request_async.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ async def execute(self):
                 return EventResponse(events_received=response['events_received'],
                                            fbtrace_id=response['fbtrace_id'],
                                            messages=response['messages'])
-            else 
+            else: 
                 return EventResponse(events_received=0,
                                            fbtrace_id=response['fbtrace_id'],
                                            messages=response['messages'])