diff --git a/src/Api/Actions/SerializeAction.php b/src/Api/Actions/SerializeAction.php
index 2d2b2488a..86efc37d7 100644
--- a/src/Api/Actions/SerializeAction.php
+++ b/src/Api/Actions/SerializeAction.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php namespace Flarum\Api\Actions;
 
-use Flarum\Api\Events\WillRespond;
+use Flarum\Api\Events\WillSerializeData;
 use Flarum\Api\Request;
 use Flarum\Api\JsonApiRequest;
 use Flarum\Api\JsonApiResponse;
@@ -73,13 +73,13 @@ abstract class SerializeAction extends JsonApiAction
 
         $data = $this->data($request, $document);
 
+        event(new WillSerializeData($this, $data, $request));
+
         $serializer = new static::$serializer($request->actor, $request->include, $request->link);
 
         $document->setData($this->serialize($serializer, $data));
         $response = new JsonApiResponse($document);
 
-        event(new WillRespond($this, $data, $request, $response));
-
         return $response;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Api/Events/WillRespond.php b/src/Api/Events/WillSerializeData.php
similarity index 58%
rename from src/Api/Events/WillRespond.php
rename to src/Api/Events/WillSerializeData.php
index 6519c8d7b..1f6015ca0 100644
--- a/src/Api/Events/WillRespond.php
+++ b/src/Api/Events/WillSerializeData.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php namespace Flarum\Api\Events;
 
-class WillRespond
+class WillSerializeData
 {
     public $action;
 
@@ -8,13 +8,10 @@ class WillRespond
 
     public $request;
 
-    public $response;
-
-    public function __construct($action, &$data, $request, $response)
+    public function __construct($action, &$data, $request)
     {
         $this->action = $action;
         $this->data = &$data;
         $this->request = $request;
-        $this->response = $response;
     }
 }