diff --git a/elastic_recheck/elasticRecheck.py b/elastic_recheck/elasticRecheck.py
index 29c9645b..ce6730b7 100644
--- a/elastic_recheck/elasticRecheck.py
+++ b/elastic_recheck/elasticRecheck.py
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ class Stream(object):
                 # nothing to see here, lets try the next event
                 continue
 
-            fevent = FailEvent(event, failed_jobs)
+            fevent = FailEvent(event, failed_jobs, self.config)
 
             # bail if the failure is from a project
             # that hasn't run any of the included jobs