diff --git a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/database/DefaultProcessingDatabase.ts b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/database/DefaultProcessingDatabase.ts
index 04005101da..4959a33eef 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-backend/src/database/DefaultProcessingDatabase.ts
+++ b/plugins/catalog-backend/src/database/DefaultProcessingDatabase.ts
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ export class DefaultProcessingDatabase implements ProcessingDatabase {
           const eventParams: EventParams<CatalogConflictEventPayload> = {
             topic: CATALOG_CONFLICTS_TOPIC,
             eventPayload: {
-              entity,
+              unprocessedEntity: entity,
               entityRef,
               newLocationKey: locationKey,
               existingLocationKey: conflictingKey,