diff --git a/aw_client/client.py b/aw_client/client.py
index ef0ea84..7ef6d33 100644
--- a/aw_client/client.py
+++ b/aw_client/client.py
@@ -139,10 +139,16 @@ def get_event(
         self,
         bucket_id: str,
         event_id: int,
-    ) -> Event:
+    ) -> Optional[Event]:
         endpoint = f"buckets/{bucket_id}/events/{event_id}"
-        event = self._get(endpoint).json()
-        return Event(**event)
+        try:
+            event = self._get(endpoint).json()
+            return Event(**event)
+        except req.exceptions.HTTPError as e:
+            if e.response.status_code == 404:
+                return None
+            else:
+                raise
 
     def delete_event(
         self,
diff --git a/tests/test_client.py b/tests/test_client.py
index a059062..3db927b 100755
--- a/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_client.py
@@ -79,8 +79,7 @@ def test_full():
 
         # Delete single event
         client.delete_event(bucket_name, fetched_events[1].id)
-        with pytest.raises(ValueError):
-            client.get_event(bucket_name, fetched_events[1].id)
+        assert client.get_event(bucket_name, fetched_events[1].id) is None
 
         # Test exception raising
         with pytest.raises(ValueError):