diff --git a/src/Rxnet/EventStore/EventStore.php b/src/Rxnet/EventStore/EventStore.php
index 162be1e..f781f42 100644
--- a/src/Rxnet/EventStore/EventStore.php
+++ b/src/Rxnet/EventStore/EventStore.php
@@ -413,6 +413,10 @@ public function persistentSubscription($streamID, $group)
                 function (PersistentSubscriptionStreamEventAppeared $eventAppeared) use ($correlationID, $group) {
                     $record = $eventAppeared->getEvent()->getEvent();
                     $link = $eventAppeared->getEvent()->getLink();
+                    if(!$record) {
+                        // TODO ugly patch investigate why
+                        $record = $link;
+                    }
                     /* @var \Rxnet\EventStore\Data\EventRecord $record */
 
                     return new AcknowledgeableEventRecord(