diff --git a/Products/ZenEvents/zensyslog/processor.py b/Products/ZenEvents/zensyslog/processor.py
index bae6490685..0e885fa95d 100644
--- a/Products/ZenEvents/zensyslog/processor.py
+++ b/Products/ZenEvents/zensyslog/processor.py
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ def _maybe_use_summary_for_message(self, event, mesg):
             event["message"] = event.get("summary", "")
             event["unparsedMessage"] = mesg
 
-    def _maybe_overwrite_severity(event):
+    def _maybe_overwrite_severity(self, event):
         if "overwriteSeverity" not in event:
             return
         overwrite_v = int(event["overwriteSeverity"])