diff --git a/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/UploadCustomCertificateCmd.java b/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/UploadCustomCertificateCmd.java
index c70e1c74153..2bf9da965e7 100644
--- a/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/UploadCustomCertificateCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/UploadCustomCertificateCmd.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class UploadCustomCertificateCmd extends BaseAsyncCmd {
 
     @Override
     public String getEventType() {
-        return EventTypes.EVENT_VOLUME_CREATE;
+        return EventTypes.EVENT_UPLOAD_CUSTOM_CERTIFICATE;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/api/src/com/cloud/event/EventTypes.java b/api/src/com/cloud/event/EventTypes.java
index db073273ee0..3c1fc89f81d 100755
--- a/api/src/com/cloud/event/EventTypes.java
+++ b/api/src/com/cloud/event/EventTypes.java
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ public class EventTypes {
     public static final String EVENT_ACCOUNT_DISABLE = "ACCOUNT.DISABLE";
     public static final String EVENT_ACCOUNT_CREATE = "ACCOUNT.CREATE";
     public static final String EVENT_ACCOUNT_DELETE = "ACCOUNT.DELETE";
-
     
 	// UserVO Events
 	public static final String EVENT_USER_LOGIN = "USER.LOGIN";
@@ -179,5 +178,7 @@ public class EventTypes {
     
     //Network
     public static final String NETWORK_RESTART = "NETWORK.RESTART";
-
+    
+    //Custom certificates
+	public static final String EVENT_UPLOAD_CUSTOM_CERTIFICATE = "UPLOAD.CUSTOM.CERTIFICATE";
 }