diff --git a/module/VuFindSearch/src/VuFindSearch/Service.php b/module/VuFindSearch/src/VuFindSearch/Service.php
index c355e748e15cb6d3575665ce5024a8e7630a7448..c74ffd626a0b30cb90f68ff72a716e5e7aab7aa8 100644
--- a/module/VuFindSearch/src/VuFindSearch/Service.php
+++ b/module/VuFindSearch/src/VuFindSearch/Service.php
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ class Service
     public function getEventManager()
     {
         if (!$this->events) {
-            $this->events = new EventManager('VuFind\Search');
+            $this->setEventManager(new EventManager());
         }
         return $this->events;
     }