diff --git a/Classes/Configuration/ImportConfiguration.php b/Classes/Configuration/ImportConfiguration.php
index 695406fd..bdfc41ba 100644
--- a/Classes/Configuration/ImportConfiguration.php
+++ b/Classes/Configuration/ImportConfiguration.php
@@ -24,10 +24,11 @@ class ImportConfiguration
 
     private string $storageFolder;
 
-    public function __construct(ReactionInstruction $reactionInstruction)
+    public function __construct(array $payload, ReactionInstruction $reactionInstruction)
     {
         $reactionRecord = $reactionInstruction->toArray();
-        $this->payload = $reactionRecord['payload'] ?? [];
+
+        $this->payload = $payload;
         $this->storagePid = (int)($reactionRecord['storage_pid'] ?? 0);
         $this->storageFolder = $reactionRecord['storage_folder'] ?? '';
     }
diff --git a/Classes/Reaction/ImportEventsReaction.php b/Classes/Reaction/ImportEventsReaction.php
index 77158698..d0e4a2f1 100644
--- a/Classes/Reaction/ImportEventsReaction.php
+++ b/Classes/Reaction/ImportEventsReaction.php
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public static function getIconIdentifier(): string
     public function react(ServerRequestInterface $request, array $payload, ReactionInstruction $reaction): ResponseInterface
     {
         $statusData = [];
-        $statusData['success'] = $this->jsonImporter->import(new ImportConfiguration($reaction));
+        $statusData['success'] = $this->jsonImporter->import(new ImportConfiguration($payload, $reaction));
 
         if ($statusData['success'] === false) {
             $statusData['error'] = 'Error while importing events';