diff --git a/app/Job/UserMentionJob.php b/app/Job/UserMentionJob.php
index ebb69094d..bbb27131f 100644
--- a/app/Job/UserMentionJob.php
+++ b/app/Job/UserMentionJob.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class UserMentionJob extends BaseJob
      */
     public function withParams($text, $eventName, GenericEvent $event)
     {
-        $this->jobParams = array($text, $eventName, $event);
+        $this->jobParams = array($text, $eventName, $event->getAll());
         return $this;
     }
 
@@ -32,10 +32,11 @@ class UserMentionJob extends BaseJob
      *
      * @param string       $text
      * @param string       $eventName
-     * @param GenericEvent $event
+     * @param array        $eventData
      */
-    public function execute($text, $eventName, GenericEvent $event)
+    public function execute($text, $eventName, array $eventData)
     {
+        $event = new GenericEvent($eventData);
         $users = $this->getMentionedUsers($text);
 
         foreach ($users as $user) {
diff --git a/tests/units/Job/UserMentionJobTest.php b/tests/units/Job/UserMentionJobTest.php
index 31d0ddbb0..4cd4ac9b8 100644
--- a/tests/units/Job/UserMentionJobTest.php
+++ b/tests/units/Job/UserMentionJobTest.php
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class UserMentionJobTest extends Base
 
         $this->container['dispatcher']->addListener(TaskModel::EVENT_USER_MENTION, array($this, 'onUserMention'));
 
-        $userMentionJob->execute('test @user1 @user2', TaskModel::EVENT_USER_MENTION, $event);
+        $userMentionJob->execute('test @user1 @user2', TaskModel::EVENT_USER_MENTION, $event->getAll());
 
         $called = $this->container['dispatcher']->getCalledListeners();
         $this->assertArrayHasKey(TaskModel::EVENT_USER_MENTION.'.UserMentionJobTest::onUserMention', $called);