diff --git a/src/fprime_gds/common/data_types/event_data.py b/src/fprime_gds/common/data_types/event_data.py
index 08df08d8..be7c2e1a 100644
--- a/src/fprime_gds/common/data_types/event_data.py
+++ b/src/fprime_gds/common/data_types/event_data.py
@@ -40,9 +40,15 @@ def __init__(self, event_args, event_time, event_temp):
         self.args = event_args
         self.time = event_time
         self.template = event_temp
-        self.display_text = event_temp.description if event_args is None else format_string_template(
-            event_temp.format_str, tuple([arg.val for arg in event_args])
-        )
+        if event_args is None:
+            self.display_text = event_temp.description
+        elif event_temp.format_str == "":
+            args_template = self.template.get_args()
+            self.display_text = str([{args_template[index][0]:arg.val} for index, arg in enumerate(event_args)])
+        else:
+            self.display_text = format_string_template(
+                event_temp.format_str, tuple([arg.val for arg in event_args])
+            )
 
     def get_args(self):
         return self.args