diff --git a/lib/tasks/program.rake b/lib/tasks/program.rake
index 61b1aa993..6d5a85108 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/program.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/program.rake
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ namespace :program do
     when !ENV['EVENT_NAME'].nil?
       Event.find_by_name(ENV['EVENT_NAME'])
     when !ENV['EVENT_CODE'].nil?
-      Event.find_by_code(ENV['EVENT_CODE'])
+      Event.find_by_code(ENV['EVENT_CODE']) || Event.find_by_secondary_code(ENV['EVENT_CODE'])
     end

     (1..num_users).each do |user_num|