diff --git a/hooks.py b/hooks.py
index f055f148f84e3a02a040e7d47d3f4cee0adaa041_aG9va3MucHk=..9e877d975a94509f3c6a22e9e0d7d033e0a56589_aG9va3MucHk= 100644
--- a/hooks.py
+++ b/hooks.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
             # IFullTextIndex serializer, therefore the "id" and "doc_type" in
             # kwargs below must be container data.
             kwargs['id'] = json['eid']
-            kwargs['doc_type'] = json['cw_etype']
+            kwargs['doc_type'] = getattr(serializer, 'doc_type', json['cw_etype'])
             if json.get('parent'):
                 kwargs['parent'] = json.pop('parent')
             else:  # TODO only for types that have parents