diff --git a/java/org/jlab/coda/jevio/EvioReaderUnsyncV6.java b/java/org/jlab/coda/jevio/EvioReaderUnsyncV6.java
index 91df66e8..8f4be255 100644
--- a/java/org/jlab/coda/jevio/EvioReaderUnsyncV6.java
+++ b/java/org/jlab/coda/jevio/EvioReaderUnsyncV6.java
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ public void setParser(EventParser parser) {
     public EvioEvent getFirstEvent() {
         try {
             byte[] rawBytes = reader.getFirstEvent();
-            return EvioReader.getEvent(rawBytes, 0, reader.getByteOrder());
+            return EvioReader.parseEvent(rawBytes, 0, reader.getByteOrder());
         }
         catch (EvioException e) {}