diff --git a/watchdog/watchdog_logging.cpp b/watchdog/watchdog_logging.cpp
index 1b7cd9f..49c5972 100644
--- a/watchdog/watchdog_logging.cpp
+++ b/watchdog/watchdog_logging.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
            const uint32_t timeout)
 {
 
-    std::string eventName = "org.open_power.Host.Boot.Error.WatchdogTimeout";
+    std::string eventName = "org.open_power.Host.Boot.Error.WatchdogTimedOut";
 
     // CreatePELWithFFDCFiles requires a vector of FFDCTuple.
     auto emptyFfdc = std::vector<FFDCTuple>{};