1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/plugins/Events/Columns/EventAction.php b/plugins/Events/Columns/EventAction.php
index 79b3b5867b..30c33fe8da 100644
--- a/plugins/Events/Columns/EventAction.php
+++ b/plugins/Events/Columns/EventAction.php
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  */
 namespace Piwik\Plugins\Events\Columns;
 
+use Piwik\Exception\InvalidRequestParameterException;
 use Piwik\Piwik;
 use Piwik\Plugin\Dimension\ActionDimension;
 use Piwik\Plugins\Events\Segment;
@@ -44,13 +45,13 @@ class EventAction extends ActionDimension
             return false;
         }
 
-        $eventAction = $request->getParam('e_a');
+        $eventAction = $action->getEventAction();
         $eventAction = trim($eventAction);
 
         if (strlen($eventAction) > 0) {
             return $eventAction;
         }
 
-        return false;
+        throw new InvalidRequestParameterException('Param `e_a` must not be empty or filled with whitespaces');
     }
 }
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