diff --git a/src/controllers/categories.js b/src/controllers/categories.js
index 812737de7f..4a43a6bb4b 100644
--- a/src/controllers/categories.js
+++ b/src/controllers/categories.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ categoriesController.recent = function(req, res, next) {
 
 		data['feeds:disableRSS'] = parseInt(meta.config['feeds:disableRSS'], 10) === 1;
 
-		plugins.fireHook('filter:category.get', {category: data, uid: uid}, function(err, data) {
+		plugins.fireHook('filter:category.get', {category: {topics: data}, uid: uid}, function(err, data) {
 			if (err) {
 				return next(err);
 			}
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ categoriesController.unread = function(req, res, next) {
 			return next(err);
 		}
 
-		plugins.fireHook('filter:category.get', {category: data, uid: uid}, function(err, data) {
+		plugins.fireHook('filter:category.get', {category: {topics: data}, uid: uid}, function(err, data) {
 			if (err) {
 				return next(err);
 			}