diff --git a/vendor/built_in_modules/calendar/app/controllers/panel/calendar/back_end/events_controller.rb b/vendor/built_in_modules/calendar/app/controllers/panel/calendar/back_end/events_controller.rb
index a6cead677..b63c079c8 100644
--- a/vendor/built_in_modules/calendar/app/controllers/panel/calendar/back_end/events_controller.rb
+++ b/vendor/built_in_modules/calendar/app/controllers/panel/calendar/back_end/events_controller.rb
@@ -71,7 +71,10 @@ class Panel::Calendar::BackEnd::EventsController < OrbitBackendController
 		start_am_pm = params[:start_am_pm]
 		end_am_pm = params[:end_am_pm]
 
-		cal_id = params[:event][:cal_id]
+		if params[:event][:cal_id]
+			cal_id = params[:event][:cal_id]
+		else
+			cal_id = Cal.first.id.to_s
 
 		# if start_am_pm == "PM"
 		# 	temp_start_time = $starttime + 12