diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8f16ae2be3..20a87769b8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ##### v1.8.0 (Unreleased):
 
-- No Changes
+- Run `python manage.py fix_digit_identifier` to correct all digit identifiers
 
 ##### v1.7.0 (2019-10-19):
 
diff --git a/app/models/event.py b/app/models/event.py
index 50aa222658..d30e5bea32 100644
--- a/app/models/event.py
+++ b/app/models/event.py
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@
 
 def get_new_event_identifier(length=8):
     identifier = str(binascii.b2a_hex(os.urandom(int(length / 2))), 'utf-8')
-    count = get_count(Event.query.filter_by(identifier=identifier))
-    if count == 0:
+    if not identifier.isdigit() and get_count(Event.query.filter_by(identifier=identifier)) == 0:
         return identifier
     else:
         return get_new_event_identifier(length)
@@ -364,7 +363,7 @@ def get_average_rating(self):
 
     def is_payment_enabled(self):
         return self.can_pay_by_paypal or self.can_pay_by_stripe or self.can_pay_by_omise or self.can_pay_by_alipay \
-            or self.can_pay_by_cheque or self.can_pay_by_bank or self.can_pay_onsite or self.can_pay_by_paytm
+               or self.can_pay_by_cheque or self.can_pay_by_bank or self.can_pay_onsite or self.can_pay_by_paytm
 
     @property
     def average_rating(self):
@@ -455,7 +454,6 @@ def has_speakers(self):
         return Speaker.query.filter_by(event_id=self.id).count() > 0
 
 
-
 @event.listens_for(Event, 'after_update')
 @event.listens_for(Event, 'after_insert')
 def receive_init(mapper, connection, target):
diff --git a/manage.py b/manage.py
index e431e91b84..9593e05e23 100644
--- a/manage.py
+++ b/manage.py
@@ -37,6 +37,15 @@ def add_event_identifier():
         save_to_db(event)
 
 
+@manager.command
+def fix_digit_identifier():
+    events = Event.query.filter(Event.identifier.op('~')('^[0-9\.]+$')).all()
+    for event in events:
+        event.identifier = get_new_event_identifier()
+        db.session.add(event)
+    db.session.commit()
+
+
 @manager.option('-n', '--name', dest='name', default='all')
 @manager.option('-s', '--switch', dest='switch', default='off')
 def module(name, switch):