diff --git a/server/models/Event.ts b/server/models/Event.ts
index 6f1a37322..63a308534 100644
--- a/server/models/Event.ts
+++ b/server/models/Event.ts
@@ -91,8 +91,10 @@ class Event extends BaseModel {
   @Column(DataType.UUID)
   teamId: string;
 
-  // Schedule can be used to send events into the event system without recording
-  // them in the database or audit trail – consider using a task instead.
+  /*
+   * Schedule can be used to send events into the event system without recording
+   * them in the database or audit trail – consider using a task instead.
+   */
   static schedule(event: Partial<Event>) {
     const now = new Date();
     globalEventQueue.add(
diff --git a/server/queues/tasks/ExportMarkdownZipTask.ts b/server/queues/tasks/ExportMarkdownZipTask.ts
index bce34f3ed..288f5c2ef 100644
--- a/server/queues/tasks/ExportMarkdownZipTask.ts
+++ b/server/queues/tasks/ExportMarkdownZipTask.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import ExportSuccessEmail from "@server/emails/templates/ExportSuccessEmail";
 import Logger from "@server/logging/logger";
 import { Collection, Event, FileOperation, Team, User } from "@server/models";
 import { FileOperationState } from "@server/models/FileOperation";
+import fileOperationPresenter from "@server/presenters/fileOperation";
 import { uploadToS3FromBuffer } from "@server/utils/s3";
 import { archiveCollections } from "@server/utils/zip";
 import BaseTask, { TaskPriority } from "./BaseTask";
@@ -44,21 +45,20 @@ export default class ExportMarkdownZipTask extends BaseTask<Props> {
     try {
       Logger.info("task", `ExportTask processing data for ${fileOperationId}`);
 
-      await this.updateFileOperation(
-        fileOperation,
-        FileOperationState.Creating
-      );
+      await this.updateFileOperation(fileOperation, {
+        state: FileOperationState.Creating,
+      });
 
       const filePath = await archiveCollections(collections);
 
       Logger.info("task", `ExportTask uploading data for ${fileOperationId}`);
 
-      await this.updateFileOperation(
-        fileOperation,
-        FileOperationState.Uploading
-      );
+      await this.updateFileOperation(fileOperation, {
+        state: FileOperationState.Uploading,
+      });
 
       const fileBuffer = await fs.promises.readFile(filePath);
+      const stat = await fs.promises.stat(filePath);
       const url = await uploadToS3FromBuffer(
         fileBuffer,
         "application/zip",
@@ -66,12 +66,11 @@ export default class ExportMarkdownZipTask extends BaseTask<Props> {
         "private"
       );
 
-      await this.updateFileOperation(
-        fileOperation,
-        FileOperationState.Complete,
-        undefined,
-        url
-      );
+      await this.updateFileOperation(fileOperation, {
+        size: stat.size,
+        state: FileOperationState.Complete,
+        url,
+      });
 
       await ExportSuccessEmail.schedule({
         to: user.email,
@@ -79,11 +78,10 @@ export default class ExportMarkdownZipTask extends BaseTask<Props> {
         teamUrl: team.url,
       });
     } catch (error) {
-      await this.updateFileOperation(
-        fileOperation,
-        FileOperationState.Error,
-        error
-      );
+      await this.updateFileOperation(fileOperation, {
+        state: FileOperationState.Error,
+        error,
+      });
       await ExportFailureEmail.schedule({
         to: user.email,
         teamUrl: team.url,
@@ -100,20 +98,21 @@ export default class ExportMarkdownZipTask extends BaseTask<Props> {
    */
   private async updateFileOperation(
     fileOperation: FileOperation,
-    state: FileOperationState,
-    error?: Error,
-    url?: string
+    options: Partial<FileOperation> & { error?: Error }
   ) {
     await fileOperation.update({
-      state,
-      url,
-      error: error ? truncate(error.message, { length: 255 }) : undefined,
+      ...options,
+      error: options.error
+        ? truncate(options.error.message, { length: 255 })
+        : undefined,
     });
+
     await Event.schedule({
       name: "fileOperations.update",
       modelId: fileOperation.id,
       teamId: fileOperation.teamId,
       actorId: fileOperation.userId,
+      data: fileOperationPresenter(fileOperation),
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/server/types.ts b/server/types.ts
index 47fb4f2a7..6f24268e5 100644
--- a/server/types.ts
+++ b/server/types.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Context } from "koa";
-import { User } from "./models";
+import { FileOperation, User } from "./models";
 
 export type ContextWithState = Context & {
   state: {
@@ -112,14 +112,7 @@ export type FileOperationEvent = {
   teamId: string;
   actorId: string;
   modelId: string;
-  data: {
-    type: string;
-    state: string;
-    id: string;
-    size: number;
-    createdAt: string;
-    collectionId: string;
-  };
+  data: Partial<FileOperation>;
 };
 
 export type CollectionEvent =