diff --git a/module/instance/config/form.php b/module/instance/config/form.php
index 041a8abda8..366524dce2 100644
--- a/module/instance/config/form.php
+++ b/module/instance/config/form.php
@@ -25,3 +25,6 @@ $config->instance->form->install['version']      = array('type' => 'string', 're
 $config->instance->form->install['dbType']       = array('type' => 'string', 'required' => false,  'default' => '');
 $config->instance->form->install['dbService']    = array('type' => 'string', 'required' => false,  'default' => '', 'filter' => 'trim');
 $config->instance->form->install['app_version']  = array('type' => 'string', 'required' => false,  'default' => '');
+
+$config->instance->form->events = array();
+$config->instance->form->events['component'] = array('type' => 'string', 'required' => false, 'default' => '');
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/module/instance/control.php b/module/instance/control.php
index ede9332594..b05fa0a943 100644
--- a/module/instance/control.php
+++ b/module/instance/control.php
@@ -777,8 +777,8 @@ class instance extends control
     public function showEvents(int $id, string $component = '')
     {
         $instance = $this->instance->getByID($id);
-
-        $data  = $this->cne->getEvents($instance, $component) ?? new stdClass();
+        $formData = form::data($this->config->instance->form->events)->get();
+        $data     = $this->cne->getEvents($instance, $formData->component) ?? new stdClass();
         return print(json_encode($data));
     }
 }
diff --git a/module/instance/js/events.ui.js b/module/instance/js/events.ui.js
index 4b98f057f7..3cb6e8e998 100644
--- a/module/instance/js/events.ui.js
+++ b/module/instance/js/events.ui.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-window.initComponent = function (instanceID)
+window.initComponent = function(instanceID)
 {
     toggleLoading('#events-panel', true);
     const $picker = $('[name=component]').zui('picker');
@@ -8,20 +8,21 @@ window.initComponent = function (instanceID)
     {
         toggleLoading('#events-panel', false);
         $picker.render({items: items});
-        if (typeof (items) !== 'undefined') $picker.$.setValue(items.component);
+        if (typeof items !== 'undefined') $picker.$.setValue(items.component);
         if (items.length === 1) $('#component-events').addClass('hidden');
-        showEvents(instanceID);
     });
 };
 
 
-window.showEvents = function (instanceID, noEventTip)
+window.showEvents = function(instanceID, noEventTip)
 {
     const instanceComponent = $('[name=component]').val();
-    if (instanceComponent === '') return;
-    const target = $.createLink('instance', 'showEvents', 'id=' + instanceID + "&component=" + instanceComponent);
+    if(instanceComponent === '') return;
+    const target = $.createLink('instance', 'showEvents', 'id=' + instanceID);
+    let formData = {};
+    formData.component = instanceComponent;
     toggleLoading('#events-panel', true);
-    $.getJSON(target, function (resp)
+    $.post(target, formData, function(resp)
     {
         toggleLoading('#events-panel', false);
         $('#events-content').removeClass('dtable-empty-tip flex');
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ window.showEvents = function (instanceID, noEventTip)
             $('#events-content').addClass('dtable-empty-tip flex');
             return;
         }
-       $('#events-content').html(resp.data.map(item => item.lastSeen + ' ' + item.type + ' ' + item.reason + ' ' + item.object + ' ' + item.message).join('\n'));
-       $('#events-content')[0].scrollTop = $('#events-content')[0].scrollHeight;
+        $('#events-content').html(resp.data.map(item => item.lastSeen + ' ' + item.type + ' ' + item.reason + ' ' + item.object + ' ' + item.message).join('\n'));
+        $('#events-content')[0].scrollTop = $('#events-content')[0].scrollHeight;
     });
 };