diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 509fdc1..ef314e0 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -159,15 +159,17 @@ class ExecutorQueue extends Executor {
      * @param {Object} config          Configuration
      * @param {Object} config.pipeline Pipeline of the job
      * @param {Object} config.job      Job object to create periodic builds for
+     * @param {String} config.apiUri   Base URL of the Screwdriver API
      * @return {Promise}
      */
-    async postBuildEvent({ pipeline, job }) {
+    async postBuildEvent({ pipeline, job, apiUri }) {
         const jwt = this.tokenGen(Object.keys(pipeline.admins)[0], {}, pipeline.scmContext);
 
         console.log('QUEUE postBuildEvent: jwt: ', jwt);
+        console.log('QUEUE postBuildEvent: apiUri: ', apiUri);
 
         const options = {
-            url: '/events',
+            url: `${apiUri}/v4/events`,
             method: 'POST',
             headers: {
                 Authorization: `Bearer ${jwt}`,
@@ -197,6 +199,7 @@ class ExecutorQueue extends Executor {
      * @param {Object}   config              Configuration
      * @param {Object}   config.pipeline     Pipeline of the job
      * @param {Object}   config.job          Job object to create periodic builds for
+     * @param {String}   config.apiUri       Base URL of the Screwdriver API
      * @param {Function} config.tokenGen     Function to generate JWT from username, scope and scmContext
      * @param {Boolean}  config.isUpdate     Boolean to determine if updating existing periodic build
      * @param {Boolean}  config.triggerBuild Flag to post new build event
diff --git a/test/index.test.js b/test/index.test.js
index b848aef..1c3fa91 100644
--- a/test/index.test.js
+++ b/test/index.test.js
@@ -14,10 +14,11 @@ const testJob = require('./data/testJob.json');
 const partialTestConfig = {
     buildId: testConfig.buildId
 };
-const tokenGen = sinon.stub.returns('123456abc');
+const tokenGen = sinon.stub().returns('123456abc');
 const testDelayedConfig = {
     pipeline: testPipeline,
     job: testJob,
+    apiUri: 'http://localhost',
     tokenGen
 };
 const EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ describe('index test', () => {
     let redisConstructorMock;
     let cronMock;
     let winstonMock;
+    let reqMock;
 
     before(() => {
         mockery.enable({
@@ -87,11 +89,13 @@ describe('index test', () => {
             transform: sinon.stub().returns('H H H H H'),
             next: sinon.stub().returns(1500000)
         };
+        reqMock = sinon.stub().resolves();
 
         mockery.registerMock('node-resque', resqueMock);
         mockery.registerMock('ioredis', redisConstructorMock);
         mockery.registerMock('./lib/cron', cronMock);
         mockery.registerMock('winston', winstonMock);
+        mockery.registerMock('request', reqMock);
 
         /* eslint-disable global-require */
         Executor = require('../index');
@@ -245,6 +249,40 @@ describe('index test', () => {
                 assert.calledWith(redisMock.hdel, 'periodicBuildConfigs', testJob.id);
             });
         });
+
+        it('sends an API event request if triggerBuild is true', () => {
+            testDelayedConfig.isUpdate = true;
+            testDelayedConfig.job.state = 'ENABLED';
+            testDelayedConfig.job.archived = true;
+            testDelayedConfig.triggerBuild = true;
+
+            const options = {
+                url: 'http://localhost/v4/events',
+                method: 'POST',
+                headers: {
+                    Authorization: 'Bearer 123456abc',
+                    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+                },
+                json: true,
+                body: {
+                    pipelineId: testDelayedConfig.pipeline.id,
+                    startFrom: testDelayedConfig.job.name
+                }
+            };
+
+            executor.tokenGen = tokenGen;
+
+            executor.startPeriodic(testDelayedConfig).then(() => {
+                assert.calledOnce(queueMock.connect);
+                assert.notCalled(redisMock.hset);
+                assert.notCalled(queueMock.enqueueAt);
+                assert.calledWith(queueMock.delDelayed, 'periodicBuilds', 'startDelayed', [{
+                    jobId: testJob.id
+                }]);
+                assert.calledWith(redisMock.hdel, 'periodicBuildConfigs', testJob.id);
+                assert.calledWith(reqMock, options);
+            });
+        });
     });
 
     describe('_start', () => {