diff --git a/python/job_runner/reporting/event.py b/python/job_runner/reporting/event.py
index 635fbe5e8..665c724da 100644
--- a/python/job_runner/reporting/event.py
+++ b/python/job_runner/reporting/event.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 )
 import queue
 import threading
+from pathlib import Path
 from job_runner.util.client import Client
 
 _FM_JOB_START = "com.equinor.ert.forward_model_job.start"
@@ -98,8 +99,12 @@ def _job_handler(self, msg):
                     {
                         "type": _FM_JOB_START,
                         "source": job_path,
+                        "datacontenttype": "application/json",
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "stdout": str(Path(msg.job.std_out).resolve()),
+                        "stderr": str(Path(msg.job.std_err).resolve()),
                     },
-                    None,
                 )
             )
             if not msg.success():
diff --git a/tests/job_runner/test_event_reporter.py b/tests/job_runner/test_event_reporter.py
index 50d8989e5..05e0b4b56 100644
--- a/tests/job_runner/test_event_reporter.py
+++ b/tests/job_runner/test_event_reporter.py
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ def test_report_with_successful_start_message_argument(unused_tcp_port):
     event = json.loads(lines[0])
     assert event["type"] == _FM_JOB_START
     assert event["source"] == "/ert/ee/ee_id/real/0/step/0/job/0"
+    assert os.path.basename(event["data"]["stdout"]) == "stdout"
+    assert os.path.basename(event["data"]["stderr"]) == "stderr"
 
 
 def test_report_with_failed_start_message_argument(unused_tcp_port):