diff --git a/impl/src/main/java/org/jboss/weld/event/ObserverMethodImpl.java b/impl/src/main/java/org/jboss/weld/event/ObserverMethodImpl.java
index e1313db7d5c..348cea4e444 100644
--- a/impl/src/main/java/org/jboss/weld/event/ObserverMethodImpl.java
+++ b/impl/src/main/java/org/jboss/weld/event/ObserverMethodImpl.java
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ protected ObserverMethodImpl(final WeldMethod<T, ? super X> observer, final RIBe
       this.id = new StringBuilder().append(ID_PREFIX).append(ID_SEPARATOR)/*.append(manager.getId()).append(ID_SEPARATOR)*/.append(ObserverMethod.class.getSimpleName()).append(ID_SEPARATOR).append(declaringBean.getBeanClass().getName()).append(".").append(observer.getSignature()).toString();
       this.bindings = new HashSet<Annotation>(observerMethod.getAnnotatedParameters(Observes.class).get(0).getMetaAnnotations(Qualifier.class));
       Observes observesAnnotation = observerMethod.getAnnotatedParameters(Observes.class).get(0).getAnnotation(Observes.class);
-      this.reception = observesAnnotation.receive();
+      this.reception = observesAnnotation.notifyObserver();
       transactionPhase = TransactionPhase.IN_PROGRESS;
       this.newInjectionPoints = new HashSet<WeldInjectionPoint<?, ?>>();
       for (WeldInjectionPoint<?, ?> injectionPoint : Beans.getParameterInjectionPoints(null, observerMethod))
diff --git a/tests-arquillian/src/test/java/org/jboss/weld/tests/contexts/Cat.java b/tests-arquillian/src/test/java/org/jboss/weld/tests/contexts/Cat.java
index 2816414324e..bad131b5767 100644
--- a/tests-arquillian/src/test/java/org/jboss/weld/tests/contexts/Cat.java
+++ b/tests-arquillian/src/test/java/org/jboss/weld/tests/contexts/Cat.java
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ public class Cat
    
    private Mouse mouse;
    
-   public void observe(@Observes(receive=IF_EXISTS) Mouse mouse)
+   public void observe(@Observes(notifyObserver=IF_EXISTS) Mouse mouse)
    {
       this.mouse = mouse;
    }