diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/EventManagementSystem.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/EventManagementSystem.pm
index c1fb83e46..cced2ad49 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/EventManagementSystem.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Asset/Wobject/EventManagementSystem.pm
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ sub _getFieldHash {
 	# automatically.
 	my $fieldList = $self->getEventMetaDataArrayRef;
 	foreach my $field (@{$fieldList}) {
+	    next unless $field->{visible};
 		my $dataType = $field->{dataType};
 		my $compare = $self->_matchTypes($dataType);
 		my $type;