diff --git a/echo-rest/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/echo/config/RestProperties.groovy b/echo-rest/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/echo/config/RestProperties.groovy
index cea008ca3..fec169ddc 100644
--- a/echo-rest/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/echo/config/RestProperties.groovy
+++ b/echo-rest/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/echo/config/RestProperties.groovy
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class RestProperties {
     Boolean wrap = false
     @NotEmpty
     String url
+    Boolean flatten = false
 
   }
 }
diff --git a/echo-rest/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/echo/events/RestEventListener.groovy b/echo-rest/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/echo/events/RestEventListener.groovy
index 895bd0208..009659df7 100644
--- a/echo-rest/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/echo/events/RestEventListener.groovy
+++ b/echo-rest/src/main/groovy/com/netflix/spinnaker/echo/events/RestEventListener.groovy
@@ -55,11 +55,18 @@ class RestEventListener implements EchoEventListener {
           sentEvent = [
             "eventName": "${service.config.eventName ?: eventName}" as String,
           ]
+
+          if (service.config.flatten) {
+            eventAsMap.content = mapper.writeValueAsString(eventAsMap.content)
+            eventAsMap.details = mapper.writeValueAsString(eventAsMap.details)
+          }
+
           sentEvent["${service.config.fieldName ?: fieldName}" as String] = eventAsMap
+
         }
         service.client.recordEvent(sentEvent)
       } catch (e) {
-        log.error("Could not send event ${eventAsMap} to ${service.config.url}")
+        log.error("Could not send event ${eventAsMap} to ${service.config.url}", e)
       }
     }
   }