diff --git a/openbmc-events b/openbmc-events
index b4b8ac7..052e05c 100755
--- a/openbmc-events
+++ b/openbmc-events
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@
        e['Message'] != 'org.open_power.Error.Host.Event.Event':
         raise Exception("Event is not from Host: " + e['Message'])
     for d in e['AdditionalData']:
-        (tag,*data) = d.split("=")
+        data = d.split("=")
+        tag = data.pop(0)
         if tag != 'ESEL':
             continue
         data = "=".join(data)