diff --git a/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/pen/services/service/events/EventHandlerService.java b/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/pen/services/service/events/EventHandlerService.java
index bedbd06..a3705ea 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/pen/services/service/events/EventHandlerService.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/pen/services/service/events/EventHandlerService.java
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ public byte[] handleGetMergeInDateRangeEvent(@NonNull final Event event) throws
       }
     }
 
-    final List<StudentMergeEntity> mergeEntities = this.getStudentMergeService().findStudentMerges(createDateStart, createDateEnd, StudentMergeDirectionCodes.FROM.getCode());
+    final List<StudentMergeEntity> mergeEntities = this.getStudentMergeService().findStudentMerges(String.valueOf(createDateStart), String.valueOf(createDateEnd), StudentMergeDirectionCodes.TO.getCode());
 
     final Event newEvent = Event.builder()
             .sagaId(event.getSagaId())