diff --git a/tools/events.tool b/tools/events.tool
index 6aac268eb2f237b0382482331e6d3a49f972f1d8..cbb6f3143827b5f70421b138997dad90dcff8394 100644
--- a/tools/events.tool
+++ b/tools/events.tool
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@
             newEvent["data"]["show_website"] = $("#show_website").is(':checked');
             newEvent["data"]["show_infoscreen"] = $("#show_infoscreen").is(':checked');
             newEvent["data"]["show_announce"] = $("#show_announce").is(':checked');
-            newEvent["data"]["additional_fields"] = setNullIfEmpty($("additional_fields".val()));
+            newEvent["data"]["additional_fields"] = setNullIfEmpty($("#additional_fields").val());
 
             newEvent["data"]["title_en"] = setNullIfEmpty($("#title_en").val());
             newEvent["data"]["description_en"] = setNullIfEmpty($("#description_en").val());