diff --git a/backend/src/calendar.rs b/backend/src/calendar.rs
index 7ec74ab..e4f41cb 100644
--- a/backend/src/calendar.rs
+++ b/backend/src/calendar.rs
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ async fn get_event(event_id: Uuid, db_pool: &PgPool) -> String {
 
     let event: Result<PgRow, Error> = Ok(sqlx::query(
         r#"select to_json(json_build_object(
+        'id', ce.id,
         'title', ce.title, 
         'start', ce.start_time,
         'end', ce.end_time,
diff --git a/backend/templates/calendar.html b/backend/templates/calendar.html
index 1a63cc5..bd2b81e 100644
--- a/backend/templates/calendar.html
+++ b/backend/templates/calendar.html
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@
                     // Optionally, use the response to add the event to the calendar
                     $('#eventDetailsModal').modal('hide');
                     calendar.addEvent({
+                        id: data.id,
                         title: data.title,
                         start: data.start,
                         end: data.end,