diff --git a/src/lib/services/tag-type-service.ts b/src/lib/services/tag-type-service.ts
index 6b55339eab..91a531a1e4 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/tag-type-service.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/tag-type-service.ts
@@ -74,11 +74,12 @@ export default class TagTypeService {
     }
 
     async deleteTagType(name: string, userName: string): Promise<void> {
+        const tagType = await this.tagTypeStore.get(name);
         await this.tagTypeStore.delete(name);
         await this.eventService.storeEvent({
             type: TAG_TYPE_DELETED,
             createdBy: userName || 'unleash-system',
-            data: { name },
+            preData: tagType,
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/api/admin/tag-types.e2e.test.ts b/src/test/e2e/api/admin/tag-types.e2e.test.ts
index 926d5baa7a..2134ea0191 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/api/admin/tag-types.e2e.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/e2e/api/admin/tag-types.e2e.test.ts
@@ -158,13 +158,15 @@ test('Invalid tag-types get refused by validator', async () => {
 });
 
 test('Can delete tag type', async () => {
-    expect.assertions(0);
-
     await app.request
         .delete('/api/admin/tag-types/simple')
         .set('Content-Type', 'application/json')
         .expect(200);
-    return app.request.get('/api/admin/tag-types/simple').expect(404);
+    await app.request.get('/api/admin/tag-types/simple').expect(404);
+
+    const { body } = await app.getRecordedEvents();
+    expect(body.events[0].preData).toMatchObject({ name: 'simple' });
+    expect(body.events[0].data).toBe(null);
 });
 
 test('Non unique tag-types gets rejected', async () => {