diff --git a/spec/controllers/events_spec.cr b/spec/controllers/events_spec.cr
index cb71f9a..16c80a4 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/events_spec.cr
+++ b/spec/controllers/events_spec.cr
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ describe Events do
       WebMock.stub(:get, "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/users/dev%40acaprojects.onmicrosoft.com/calendar/calendarView?startDateTime=2020-08-26T14%3A00%3A00-00%3A00&endDateTime=2020-08-27T13%3A59%3A59-00%3A00&%24filter=iCalUId+eq+%27040000008200E00074C5B7101A82E008000000006DE2E3761F8AD6010000000000000000100000009CCCDBB1F09DE74D8B157797D97F6A10%27&%24top=10000")
         .to_return(body: File.read("./spec/fixtures/events/o365/events_query.json"))
 
-      req_body = EventsHelper.create_event_input
+      req_body = EventsHelper.create_event_input(permission: PlaceOS::Model::EventMetadata::Permission::PRIVATE)
 
       event = JSON.parse(client.post(EVENTS_BASE, headers: headers, body: req_body).body).as_h
       event_id = event["id"].to_s
diff --git a/src/controllers/events.cr b/src/controllers/events.cr
index e451514..a1ca354 100644
--- a/src/controllers/events.cr
+++ b/src/controllers/events.cr
@@ -353,6 +353,9 @@ class Events < Application
       if breakdown_event_id = input_event.breakdown_event_id
         meta.breakdown_event_id = breakdown_event_id
       end
+      if permission = input_event.permission
+        meta.permission = permission
+      end
       notify_created_or_updated(:create, sys, created_event, meta, can_skip: false, is_host: true)
 
       if attending && !attending.empty?
@@ -590,6 +593,9 @@ class Events < Application
       if breakdown_event_id = changes.breakdown_event_id
         meta.breakdown_event_id = breakdown_event_id
       end
+      if permission = changes.permission
+        meta.permission = permission
+      end
       notify_created_or_updated(:update, system, updated_event, meta, can_skip: false, is_host: true)
 
       # Grab the list of externals that might be attending