diff --git a/bbot/core/event/base.py b/bbot/core/event/base.py
index 4e962fdbd..ce6c38caf 100644
--- a/bbot/core/event/base.py
+++ b/bbot/core/event/base.py
@@ -1319,6 +1319,10 @@ def event_from_json(j):
             "dummy": True,
         }
         event = make_event(**kwargs)
+
+        resolved_hosts = j.get("resolved_hosts", [])
+        event._resolved_hosts = set(resolved_hosts)
+
         event.timestamp = datetime.fromtimestamp(j["timestamp"])
         event.scope_distance = j["scope_distance"]
         source_id = j.get("source", None)
diff --git a/bbot/test/test_step_1/test_events.py b/bbot/test/test_step_1/test_events.py
index 842b91f9c..ecb0e355e 100644
--- a/bbot/test/test_step_1/test_events.py
+++ b/bbot/test/test_step_1/test_events.py
@@ -337,19 +337,21 @@ async def test_events(events, scan, helpers, bbot_config):
     # test event serialization
     from bbot.core.event import event_from_json
 
-    db_event = scan.make_event("127.0.0.1", dummy=True)
+    db_event = scan.make_event("evilcorp.com", dummy=True)
+    db_event._resolved_hosts = {"127.0.0.1"}
     db_event.scope_distance = 1
     timestamp = db_event.timestamp.timestamp()
     json_event = db_event.json()
     assert json_event["scope_distance"] == 1
-    assert json_event["data"] == "127.0.0.1"
-    assert json_event["type"] == "IP_ADDRESS"
+    assert json_event["data"] == "evilcorp.com"
+    assert json_event["type"] == "DNS_NAME"
     assert json_event["timestamp"] == timestamp
     reconstituted_event = event_from_json(json_event)
     assert reconstituted_event.scope_distance == 1
     assert reconstituted_event.timestamp.timestamp() == timestamp
-    assert reconstituted_event.data == "127.0.0.1"
-    assert reconstituted_event.type == "IP_ADDRESS"
+    assert reconstituted_event.data == "evilcorp.com"
+    assert reconstituted_event.type == "DNS_NAME"
+    assert "127.0.0.1" in reconstituted_event.resolved_hosts
 
     http_response = scan.make_event(httpx_response, "HTTP_RESPONSE", source=scan.root_event)
     assert http_response.source_id == scan.root_event.id