diff --git a/app/controllers/events_controller.rb b/app/controllers/events_controller.rb
index 4ba95c96..2a9c7a79 100644
--- a/app/controllers/events_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/events_controller.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class EventsController < ApplicationController
 
   before_action :set_events, only: [:index]
   before_action :set_event, except: %i[index new preview_create create]
-  before_action :set_create_event, only: %i[preview_create create]
+  before_action :set_create_event, only: %i[new preview_create create]
   before_action :check_secret, only: %i[edit preview update destroy]
   before_action :set_mailer_host
   rescue_from ActiveRecord::StaleObjectError, with: :locked
@@ -22,13 +22,7 @@ class EventsController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   # GET /events/new
-  def new
-    time = Time.zone.now.change(min: 0) + 1.day
-    @event = Event.new start_time: time,
-                       end_time: time + 1.hour,
-                       region_id: session[:region],
-                       tag_list: params[:tag_list]
-  end
+  def new; end
 
   # POST /events/preview
   def preview_create
@@ -101,6 +95,12 @@ class EventsController < ApplicationController
   end
 
   def set_create_event
+    time = Time.zone.now.change(min: 0) + 1.day
+    params[:event] ||= {
+      start_time: time,
+      end_time: time + 1.hour,
+      region_id: session[:region]
+    }
     @event = Event.new event_params
   end