diff --git a/ecoscope/io/earthranger.py b/ecoscope/io/earthranger.py
index d856bc77..c237b3cc 100644
--- a/ecoscope/io/earthranger.py
+++ b/ecoscope/io/earthranger.py
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ def get_events(
         )
 
         assert not df.empty
-        df["time"] = pd.to_datetime(df["time"])
+        df["time"] = pd.to_datetime(df["time"], format="mixed")
 
         df = gpd.GeoDataFrame(df)
         df.loc[~df["geojson"].isna(), "geometry"] = gpd.GeoDataFrame.from_features(
diff --git a/tests/test_earthranger_io.py b/tests/test_earthranger_io.py
index 7d8994ba..4466266d 100644
--- a/tests/test_earthranger_io.py
+++ b/tests/test_earthranger_io.py
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ def test_get_subjectgroup_observations(er_io):
     assert "groupby_col" in relocations
 
 
-@pytest.mark.skip(reason="this has been failing since May 2022; will be fixed in a follow-up pull")
 def test_get_events(er_events_io):
     events = er_events_io.get_events()
     assert not events.empty