diff --git a/app/services/hive.js b/app/services/hive.js
index 4e517c9..79a45db 100644
--- a/app/services/hive.js
+++ b/app/services/hive.js
@@ -188,6 +188,11 @@ class HiveService extends SiteService {
     const event = new KaleidoscopeEvent();
     event.created = NOW;
 
+    if (eventDefinition.recipientType && eventDefinition.recipient) {
+      event.recipientType = eventDefinition.recipientType;
+      event.recipient = mongoose.Types.ObjectId(eventDefinition.recipient);
+    }
+
     event.action = striptags(eventDefinition.action.trim().toLowerCase());
     if (eventDefinition.label) {
       event.label = striptags(eventDefinition.label.trim());