diff --git a/ProcessMaker/Models/MessageEventDefinition.php b/ProcessMaker/Models/MessageEventDefinition.php
index ae461cba35..de1efd616d 100644
--- a/ProcessMaker/Models/MessageEventDefinition.php
+++ b/ProcessMaker/Models/MessageEventDefinition.php
@@ -48,6 +48,6 @@ public function execute(EventDefinitionInterface $event, FlowNodeInterface $targ
             }
         }
 
-        return $this;
+        return parent::execute($event, $target, $targetRequest, $token);
     }
 }