diff --git a/pycbc/events/events.py b/pycbc/events/events.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/pycbc/events/events.py
+++ b/pycbc/events/events.py
@@ -427,6 +427,7 @@ class EventManager(object):
                 row.channel = channel
             row.ifo = ifo
 
+            row.chisq = event['chisq']
             # FIXME: This is *not* the dof!!!
             # but is needed for later programs not to fail
             if 'chisq_dof' in event.dtype.names:
Add chisq back into code. This should have already been fixed on master