diff --git a/src/pretix/api/views/event.py b/src/pretix/api/views/event.py
index f1c26aaf5b..cbccb2ae8e 100644
--- a/src/pretix/api/views/event.py
+++ b/src/pretix/api/views/event.py
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ class EventViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
         try:
             with transaction.atomic():
                 instance.organizer.log_action(
-                    'pretix.event.deleted', user=self.request.user,
+                    'pretix.event.deleted', user=self.request.user, auth=self.request.auth,
                     data={
                         'event_id': instance.pk,
                         'name': str(instance.name),