diff --git a/invenio_requests/services/events/service.py b/invenio_requests/services/events/service.py
index f987d0f4..9b508f4c 100644
--- a/invenio_requests/services/events/service.py
+++ b/invenio_requests/services/events/service.py
@@ -231,6 +231,9 @@ def request_cls(self):
 
     def _get_request(self, request_id):
         """Get associated request."""
+        # If it's already a request, return it
+        if isinstance(request_id, self.request_cls):
+            return request_id
         return self.request_cls.get_record(request_id)
 
     def _get_event(self, event_id, with_deleted=True):