diff --git a/ietf/submit/views.py b/ietf/submit/views.py
index c2fef14ba..b198d38f4 100644
--- a/ietf/submit/views.py
+++ b/ietf/submit/views.py
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ def api_submit(request):
                 fill_in_submission(form, submission, authors, abstract, file_size)
                 apply_checkers(submission, file_name)
 
-                create_submission_event(request, submission, desc="Uploaded submission")
+                create_submission_event(request, submission, desc="Uploaded submission via api_submit")
 
                 errors = validate_submission(submission)
                 if errors: