diff --git a/frappe/recorder.py b/frappe/recorder.py
index be0a1e4969..079251997f 100644
--- a/frappe/recorder.py
+++ b/frappe/recorder.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import re
 import time
 from collections import Counter
 from collections.abc import Callable
+from enum import Enum
 
 import sqlparse
 
@@ -21,6 +22,12 @@ RECORDER_REQUEST_HASH = "recorder-requests"
 TRACEBACK_PATH_PATTERN = re.compile(".*/apps/")
 
 
+class RecorderEvent(str, Enum):
+	HTTP_REQUEST = "HTTP Request"
+	BACKGROUND_JOB = "Background Job"
+	INVALID = "Invalid"
+
+
 def sql(*args, **kwargs):
 	start_time = time.monotonic()
 	result = frappe.db._sql(*args, **kwargs)
@@ -154,16 +161,16 @@ class Recorder:
 			self.method = frappe.request.method
 			self.headers = dict(frappe.local.request.headers)
 			self.form_dict = frappe.local.form_dict
-			self.event_type = "HTTP Request"
+			self.event_type = RecorderEvent.HTTP_REQUEST
 		elif frappe.job:
-			self.event_type = "Background Job"
+			self.event_type = RecorderEvent.BACKGROUND_JOB
 			self.path = frappe.job.method
 			self.cmd = None
 			self.method = None
 			self.headers = None
 			self.form_dict = None
 		else:
-			self.event_type = None
+			self.event_type = RecorderEvent.INVALID
 			self.path = None
 			self.cmd = None
 			self.method = None
diff --git a/frappe/tests/test_recorder.py b/frappe/tests/test_recorder.py
index 40e8bdc127..817b5319f7 100644
--- a/frappe/tests/test_recorder.py
+++ b/frappe/tests/test_recorder.py
@@ -122,7 +122,13 @@ class TestRecorder(FrappeTestCase):
 		frappe.recorder.post_process()
 
 		requests = frappe.recorder.get()
-		request = frappe.recorder.get(requests[0]["uuid"])
+		request = frappe.recorder.get(
+			next(
+				request
+				for request in requests
+				if request["event_type"] == frappe.recorder.RecorderEvent.HTTP_REQUEST
+			)["uuid"]
+		)
 
 		for query, call in zip(queries, request["calls"]):
 			self.assertEqual(call["exact_copies"], query[1])