diff --git a/buildman/jobutil/buildjob.py b/buildman/jobutil/buildjob.py
index bfe0d4322..6a2127c2d 100644
--- a/buildman/jobutil/buildjob.py
+++ b/buildman/jobutil/buildjob.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from cachetools import lru_cache
 from endpoints.notificationhelper import spawn_notification
 from data import model
 from util.imagetree import ImageTree
+from util.morecollections import AttrDict
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -52,7 +53,13 @@ class BuildJob(object):
     if error_message is not None:
       event_data['error_message'] = error_message
 
-    spawn_notification(self.repo_build.repository, kind, event_data,
+    # TODO(jzelinskie): remove when more endpoints have been converted to using
+    # interfaces
+    repo = AttrDict({
+      'namespace_name': self.repo_build.repository.namespace_user.username,
+      'name': self.repo_build.repository.name,
+    })
+    spawn_notification(repo, kind, event_data,
                        subpage='build/%s' % self.repo_build.uuid,
                        pathargs=['build', self.repo_build.uuid])