diff --git a/mapper.go b/mapper.go
index 88a285e..f69d40d 100644
--- a/mapper.go
+++ b/mapper.go
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	videoUUIDField     = "id"
+	videoUUIDField     = "uuid"
+	videoIDField       = "id"
 	relatedField       = "related"
 	deletedField       = "deleted"
 	relatedItemIDField = "uuid"
@@ -28,7 +29,15 @@ type relatedContentMapper struct {
 }
 
 func (m *relatedContentMapper) mapRelatedContent() ([]byte, string, error) {
-	videoUUID, err := getRequiredStringField(videoUUIDField, m.unmarshalled)
+	var uuidField string
+
+	if m.isDeleteEvent() {
+		uuidField = videoUUIDField
+	} else {
+		uuidField = videoIDField
+	}
+
+	videoUUID, err := getRequiredStringField(uuidField, m.unmarshalled)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, "", err
 	}
diff --git a/test-resources/next-video-delete-input.json b/test-resources/next-video-delete-input.json
index 7449fed..646f9fb 100644
--- a/test-resources/next-video-delete-input.json
+++ b/test-resources/next-video-delete-input.json
@@ -1 +1,7 @@
-{"deleted": true,"lastModified": "2017-04-04T14:42:58.920Z","publishReference": "tid_bycjmmcj4r","type": "video","id": "e2290d14-7e80-4db8-a715-949da4de9a07"}
\ No newline at end of file
+{
+    "deleted": true,
+    "lastModified": "2017-04-04T14:42:58.920Z",
+    "publishReference": "tid_bycjmmcj4r",
+    "type": "video",
+    "uuid": "e2290d14-7e80-4db8-a715-949da4de9a07"
+}