diff --git a/src/main/java/com/stripe/model/EventDataObjectDeserializer.java b/src/main/java/com/stripe/model/EventDataObjectDeserializer.java
index d50b4c5a8b8..487b82a56a7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/stripe/model/EventDataObjectDeserializer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/stripe/model/EventDataObjectDeserializer.java
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ private boolean apiVersionMatch() {
     // Trim the locally configured API version to not include beta headers, since the payload won't
     // have any.
     String localApiVersion = StringUtils.trimApiVersion(Stripe.stripeVersion);
-    return localApiVersion.equals(this.apiVersion);
+    return localApiVersion.equals(StringUtils.trimApiVersion(this.apiVersion));
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/stripe/model/EventDataObjectDeserializerTest.java b/src/test/java/com/stripe/model/EventDataObjectDeserializerTest.java
index 8b74ac60bbb..a828387a7be 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/stripe/model/EventDataObjectDeserializerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/stripe/model/EventDataObjectDeserializerTest.java
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ public void testFailureOnApiVersionMisMatch() throws Exception {
   }
 
   @Test
-  public void testIgnoresBetaHeadersWhenDeterminingMatch() throws Exception {
+  public void testIgnoresBetaHeadersInLibraryVersionWhenDeterminingMatch() throws Exception {
     final String data = getCurrentEventStringFixture();
     final Event event = ApiResource.GSON.fromJson(data, Event.class);
 
@@ -156,6 +156,19 @@ public void testIgnoresBetaHeadersWhenDeterminingMatch() throws Exception {
     verifyDeserializedStripeObject(deserializer.getObject().get());
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testIgnoresBetaHeadersInEventVersionWhenDeterminingMatch() throws Exception {
+    final String data = getCurrentEventStringFixture();
+    final Event event = ApiResource.GSON.fromJson(data, Event.class);
+    event.apiVersion = CURRENT_EVENT_VERSION + "; some_beta=v1; some_beta=v2";
+
+    Stripe.stripeVersion = CURRENT_EVENT_VERSION;
+    EventDataObjectDeserializer deserializer = event.getDataObjectDeserializer();
+
+    assertTrue(deserializer.getObject().isPresent());
+    verifyDeserializedStripeObject(deserializer.getObject().get());
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testApiVersionMismatchReportedEvenWhenBetaHeadersPresent() throws Exception {
     final String data = getCurrentEventStringFixture();