diff --git a/tools/jsdoc/hifi-jsdoc-template/tmpl/method.tmpl b/tools/jsdoc/hifi-jsdoc-template/tmpl/method.tmpl
index d101a036f1..8db1df8a77 100644
--- a/tools/jsdoc/hifi-jsdoc-template/tmpl/method.tmpl
+++ b/tools/jsdoc/hifi-jsdoc-template/tmpl/method.tmpl
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ var self = this;
     <?js= self.partial('augments.tmpl', data) ?>
 <?js } ?>
 
-<?js if (kind === 'event' && data.type && data.type.names) {?>
+<?js if (data.kind === 'event' && data.type && data.type.names) {?>
     <h5>Type:</h5>
     <ul>
         <li>