diff --git a/addons/website_event_sale/data/event_data.xml b/addons/website_event_sale/data/event_data.xml
index 9df17e43c99..524b11db948 100644
--- a/addons/website_event_sale/data/event_data.xml
+++ b/addons/website_event_sale/data/event_data.xml
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <odoo>
     <data noupdate="1">
-        <record id="event.event_type_data_ticket" model="event.type">
-            <field name="name">Sell Online</field>
-            <field name="website_menu" eval="True"/>
-        </record>
+        <!-- Update the event type if exists -->
+        <function model="event.type" name="write">
+            <value eval="[ref('event.event_type_data_ticket', False)]"/>
+            <value eval="{'name': 'Sell Online', 'website_menu': True}"/>
+        </function>
     </data>
 </odoo>
diff --git a/addons/website_event_track/data/event_data.xml b/addons/website_event_track/data/event_data.xml
index 2f32534c80a..20d047e2ff8 100644
--- a/addons/website_event_track/data/event_data.xml
+++ b/addons/website_event_track/data/event_data.xml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <odoo>
     <data noupdate="1">
-        <record id="event.event_type_data_conference" model="event.type">
-            <field name="website_menu" eval="True"/>
-            <field name="website_track" eval="True"/>
-            <field name="website_track_proposal" eval="True"/>
-        </record>
+        <!-- Update the event type if exists -->
+        <function model="event.type" name="write">
+            <value eval="[ref('event.event_type_data_conference', False)]"/>
+            <value eval="{'website_menu': True, 'website_track': True, 'website_track_proposal': True}"/>
+        </function>
     </data>
 </odoo>