diff --git a/apps/worker/src/jobs/events.incoming-event.ts b/apps/worker/src/jobs/events.incoming-event.ts
index 80e15641..88822761 100644
--- a/apps/worker/src/jobs/events.incoming-event.ts
+++ b/apps/worker/src/jobs/events.incoming-event.ts
@@ -47,10 +47,7 @@ export async function incomingEvent(job: Job<EventsQueuePayloadIncomingEvent>) {
   };
 
   // this will get the profileId from the alias table if it exists
-  const profileId = await getProfileIdCached({
-    profileId: body.profileId,
-    projectId,
-  });
+  const profileId = body.profileId ?? '';
   const createdAt = new Date(body.timestamp);
   const url = getProperty('__path');
   const { path, hash, query, origin } = parsePath(url);
diff --git a/packages/db/src/services/event.service.ts b/packages/db/src/services/event.service.ts
index 5f05c117..326fad5a 100644
--- a/packages/db/src/services/event.service.ts
+++ b/packages/db/src/services/event.service.ts
@@ -459,6 +459,10 @@ export async function getLastScreenViewFromProfileId({
   profileId: string;
   projectId: string;
 }) {
+  if (!profileId) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
   const eventInBuffer = await eventBuffer.find(
     (item) => item.event.profile_id === profileId
   );