diff --git a/CRM/Event/Form/ManageEvent/EventInfo.php b/CRM/Event/Form/ManageEvent/EventInfo.php
index 0bf756f151a2..b11e8d50f3b4 100644
--- a/CRM/Event/Form/ManageEvent/EventInfo.php
+++ b/CRM/Event/Form/ManageEvent/EventInfo.php
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ public function preProcess() {
       $this->set('type', 'Event');
       $this->set('subType', CRM_Utils_Array::value('event_type_id', $_POST));
       $this->assign('customDataSubType', CRM_Utils_Array::value('event_type_id', $_POST));
-      $this->set('entityId', $this->_id);
+      $this->set('entityId', $entityID);
 
-      CRM_Custom_Form_CustomData::preProcess($this, NULL, $this->_eventType, 1, 'Event', $this->_id);
+      CRM_Custom_Form_CustomData::preProcess($this, NULL, $this->_eventType, 1, 'Event', $entityID);
       CRM_Custom_Form_CustomData::buildQuickForm($this);
       CRM_Custom_Form_CustomData::setDefaultValues($this);
     }