diff --git a/ros2caret/verb/record.py b/ros2caret/verb/record.py
index 77761d5..4792c8d 100644
--- a/ros2caret/verb/record.py
+++ b/ros2caret/verb/record.py
@@ -173,7 +173,8 @@ def main(self, *, args):
                     'ros2:rcl_*init',
                     'ros2_caret:rcl_*init',
                     'ros2_caret:caret_init',
-                    'ros2_caret:sim_time']
+                    'ros2_caret:sim_time',
+                    'ros2:message_construct']
             if os.environ['ROS_DISTRO'][0] >= 'i':
                 events_ust.append('ros2:rcl_publish')
         else: