diff --git a/vroom b/vroom
index 6c7da6f..d423b0c 100755
--- a/vroom
+++ b/vroom
@@ -2122,11 +2122,11 @@ any '/api' => sub {
     # Send notifications
     my $recipients = $self->get_email_notifications($room->{name});
     foreach my $rcpt (keys %{$recipients}){
-      $self->log_event(
+      $self->log_event({
         event => 'join_notification',
         msg   => 'Sending an email to ' . $recipients->{$rcpt}->{email} .
                  ' to inform that someone joined room ' . $room->{name}
-      );
+      });
       my $sent = $self->mail(
         to      => $recipients->{$rcpt}->{email},
         subject => $subj,