diff --git a/src/events/reNickname.js b/src/events/reNickname.js
index 91c9ebec0bacd0fcd2646fc902ca4d05d1a4ee1d..af06ea2e27ac6c37db6f09996ae16074a7fe6c4d 100644
--- a/src/events/reNickname.js
+++ b/src/events/reNickname.js
@@ -314,7 +314,8 @@ App.Events.RENickname = class RENickname extends App.Events.BaseEvent {
 		} else if (this.params.type === "RNIE") {
 			V.nextLink = "RIE Eligibility Check";
 		} else {
-			throw "Bad event type";
+			// shouldn't happen in normal operation, but it does when running in the Event Debugger, for example
+			V.nextLink = "RIE Eligibility Check";
 		}
 
 		const qualifiedNicknames = this.getQualifiedNicknames(slave);