diff --git a/src/client/graphics/layers/EventsDisplay.ts b/src/client/graphics/layers/EventsDisplay.ts
index f82b583de..71290b3e5 100644
--- a/src/client/graphics/layers/EventsDisplay.ts
+++ b/src/client/graphics/layers/EventsDisplay.ts
@@ -354,10 +354,8 @@ export class EventsDisplay extends LitElement implements Layer {
     }
 
     let description: string = event.message;
-    if (event.params !== undefined) {
-      if (event.message.startsWith("events_display.")) {
-        description = translateText(event.message, event.params);
-      }
+    if (event.message.startsWith("events_display.")) {
+      description = translateText(event.message, event.params ?? {});
     }
 
     this.addEvent({