diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 95bf957..4be7b79 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ func getEvents(eventTypes []string, entities []types.ManagedObjectReference, beg
 	if len(entities) > 0 {
 		fmt.Printf("getEvents setting entity '%v' to filter\n", entities[0])
 		filter.Entity = &types.EventFilterSpecByEntity{
-			Entity: entities[0],
+			Entity:    entities[0],
+			Recursion: types.EventFilterSpecRecursionOptionAll,
 		}
 	}
 	if end != 0 {