diff --git a/bbot/core/event/base.py b/bbot/core/event/base.py
index 61004143f..d5a9552e2 100644
--- a/bbot/core/event/base.py
+++ b/bbot/core/event/base.py
@@ -1719,7 +1719,7 @@ def event_from_json(j, siem_friendly=False):
             event._parent_id = parent_id
         parent_uuid = j.get("parent_uuid", None)
         if parent_uuid is not None:
-            event._parent_uuid = parent_uuid
+            event._parent_uuid = uuid.UUID(parent_uuid)
         return event
     except KeyError as e:
         raise ValidationError(f"Event missing required field: {e}")
diff --git a/bbot/test/bbot_fixtures.py b/bbot/test/bbot_fixtures.py
index abad144d1..181b2473f 100644
--- a/bbot/test/bbot_fixtures.py
+++ b/bbot/test/bbot_fixtures.py
@@ -217,9 +217,9 @@ class bbot_events:
     return bbot_events
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(scope="session", autouse=True)
-def install_all_python_deps():
-    deps_pip = set()
-    for module in DEFAULT_PRESET.module_loader.preloaded().values():
-        deps_pip.update(set(module.get("deps", {}).get("pip", [])))
-    subprocess.run([sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "install"] + list(deps_pip))
+# @pytest.fixture(scope="session", autouse=True)
+# def install_all_python_deps():
+#     deps_pip = set()
+#     for module in DEFAULT_PRESET.module_loader.preloaded().values():
+#         deps_pip.update(set(module.get("deps", {}).get("pip", [])))
+#     subprocess.run([sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "install"] + list(deps_pip))
diff --git a/bbot/test/test_step_1/test_events.py b/bbot/test/test_step_1/test_events.py
index d9cfc2e98..cf5aebb42 100644
--- a/bbot/test/test_step_1/test_events.py
+++ b/bbot/test/test_step_1/test_events.py
@@ -471,6 +471,7 @@ async def test_events(events, helpers):
     assert str(reconstituted_event.uuid) == json_event["uuid"]
     assert str(reconstituted_event.parent_uuid) == json_event["parent_uuid"]
     assert reconstituted_event.uuid == db_event.uuid
+    assert reconstituted_event.parent_uuid == scan.root_event.uuid
     assert reconstituted_event.scope_distance == 1
     assert reconstituted_event.timestamp.isoformat() == timestamp
     assert reconstituted_event.data == "evilcorp.com:80"
diff --git a/bbot/test/test_step_2/module_tests/test_module_json.py b/bbot/test/test_step_2/module_tests/test_module_json.py
index 7d9e052e7..ad3417539 100644
--- a/bbot/test/test_step_2/module_tests/test_module_json.py
+++ b/bbot/test/test_step_2/module_tests/test_module_json.py
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ def check(self, module_test, events):
         dns_data = "blacklanternsecurity.com"
         context_data = f"Scan {module_test.scan.name} seeded with DNS_NAME: blacklanternsecurity.com"
 
+        scan_event = [e for e in events if e.type == "SCAN"][0]
+        dns_event = [e for e in events if e.type == "DNS_NAME"][0]
+
         # json events
         txt_file = module_test.scan.home / "output.json"
         lines = list(module_test.scan.helpers.read_file(txt_file))
@@ -22,24 +25,34 @@ def check(self, module_test, events):
         dns_json = dns_json[0]
         assert scan_json["data"]["name"] == module_test.scan.name
         assert scan_json["data"]["id"] == module_test.scan.id
+        assert scan_json["id"] == module_test.scan.id
+        assert scan_json["uuid"] == str(module_test.scan.root_event.uuid)
+        assert scan_json["parent_uuid"] == str(module_test.scan.root_event.uuid)
         assert scan_json["data"]["target"]["seeds"] == ["blacklanternsecurity.com"]
         assert scan_json["data"]["target"]["whitelist"] == ["blacklanternsecurity.com"]
         assert dns_json["data"] == dns_data
+        assert dns_json["id"] == str(dns_event.id)
+        assert dns_json["uuid"] == str(dns_event.uuid)
+        assert dns_json["parent_uuid"] == str(module_test.scan.root_event.uuid)
         assert dns_json["discovery_context"] == context_data
         assert dns_json["discovery_path"] == [context_data]
-        assert dns_json["parent_chain"] == ["DNS_NAME:1e57014aa7b0715bca68e4f597204fc4e1e851fc"]
+        assert dns_json["parent_chain"] == [dns_json["uuid"]]
 
         # event objects reconstructed from json
         scan_reconstructed = event_from_json(scan_json)
         dns_reconstructed = event_from_json(dns_json)
         assert scan_reconstructed.data["name"] == module_test.scan.name
         assert scan_reconstructed.data["id"] == module_test.scan.id
+        assert scan_reconstructed.uuid == scan_event.uuid
+        assert scan_reconstructed.parent_uuid == scan_event.uuid
         assert scan_reconstructed.data["target"]["seeds"] == ["blacklanternsecurity.com"]
         assert scan_reconstructed.data["target"]["whitelist"] == ["blacklanternsecurity.com"]
         assert dns_reconstructed.data == dns_data
+        assert dns_reconstructed.uuid == dns_event.uuid
+        assert dns_reconstructed.parent_uuid == module_test.scan.root_event.uuid
         assert dns_reconstructed.discovery_context == context_data
         assert dns_reconstructed.discovery_path == [context_data]
-        assert dns_reconstructed.parent_chain == ["DNS_NAME:1e57014aa7b0715bca68e4f597204fc4e1e851fc"]
+        assert dns_reconstructed.parent_chain == [dns_json["uuid"]]
 
 
 class TestJSONSIEMFriendly(ModuleTestBase):