diff --git a/app/jobs/webhooks/whatsapp_events_job.rb b/app/jobs/webhooks/whatsapp_events_job.rb
index 4a2c50065..b84e9cde5 100644
--- a/app/jobs/webhooks/whatsapp_events_job.rb
+++ b/app/jobs/webhooks/whatsapp_events_job.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ class Webhooks::WhatsappEventsJob < ApplicationJob
   queue_as :low
 
   def perform(params = {})
-    channel = find_channel_from_whatsapp_business_payload(params) || find_channel(params)
+    channel = find_channel_from_whatsapp_business_payload(params)
     return if channel_is_inactive?(channel)
 
     case channel.provider
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class Webhooks::WhatsappEventsJob < ApplicationJob
     false
   end
 
-  def find_channel(params)
+  def find_channel_by_url_param(params)
     return unless params[:phone_number]
 
     Channel::Whatsapp.find_by(phone_number: params[:phone_number])
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ class Webhooks::WhatsappEventsJob < ApplicationJob
     # for the case where facebook cloud api support multiple numbers for a single app
     # https://github.com/chatwoot/chatwoot/issues/4712#issuecomment-1173838350
     # we will give priority to the phone_number in the payload
-    return unless params[:object] == 'whatsapp_business_account'
+    return get_channel_from_wb_payload(params) if params[:object] == 'whatsapp_business_account'
 
-    get_channel_from_wb_payload(params)
+    find_channel_by_url_param(params)
   end
 
   def get_channel_from_wb_payload(wb_params)
diff --git a/spec/factories/channel/channel_whatsapp.rb b/spec/factories/channel/channel_whatsapp.rb
index 58f569ba3..b2d482e1d 100644
--- a/spec/factories/channel/channel_whatsapp.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/channel/channel_whatsapp.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ FactoryBot.define do
   factory :channel_whatsapp, class: 'Channel::Whatsapp' do
     sequence(:phone_number) { |n| "+123456789#{n}1" }
     account
-    provider_config { { 'api_key' => 'test_key' } }
+    provider_config { { 'api_key' => 'test_key', 'phone_number_id' => 'random_id' } }
     message_templates do
       [{ 'name' => 'sample_shipping_confirmation',
          'status' => 'approved',
diff --git a/spec/jobs/webhooks/whatsapp_events_job_spec.rb b/spec/jobs/webhooks/whatsapp_events_job_spec.rb
index d98005427..187d4c62c 100644
--- a/spec/jobs/webhooks/whatsapp_events_job_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/jobs/webhooks/whatsapp_events_job_spec.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,24 @@ RSpec.describe Webhooks::WhatsappEventsJob, type: :job do
   subject(:job) { described_class }
 
   let(:channel) { create(:channel_whatsapp, provider: 'whatsapp_cloud', sync_templates: false, validate_provider_config: false) }
-  let(:params)  { { phone_number: channel.phone_number } }
+  let(:params)  do
+    {
+      object: 'whatsapp_business_account',
+      phone_number: channel.phone_number,
+      entry: [{
+        changes: [
+          {
+            value: {
+              metadata: {
+                phone_number_id: channel.provider_config['phone_number_id'],
+                display_phone_number: channel.phone_number.delete('+')
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        ]
+      }]
+    }
+  end
   let(:process_service) { double }
 
   before do
@@ -24,6 +41,20 @@ RSpec.describe Webhooks::WhatsappEventsJob, type: :job do
       job.perform_now(params)
     end
 
+    it 'will not enqueue message jobs based on phone number in the URL if the entry payload is not present' do
+      params = {
+        object: 'whatsapp_business_account',
+        phone_number: channel.phone_number,
+        entry: [{ changes: [{}] }]
+      }
+      allow(Whatsapp::IncomingMessageWhatsappCloudService).to receive(:new)
+      allow(Whatsapp::IncomingMessageService).to receive(:new)
+
+      expect(Whatsapp::IncomingMessageWhatsappCloudService).not_to receive(:new)
+      expect(Whatsapp::IncomingMessageService).not_to receive(:new)
+      job.perform_now(params)
+    end
+
     it 'will not enqueue Whatsapp::IncomingMessageWhatsappCloudService if channel reauthorization required' do
       channel.prompt_reauthorization!
       allow(Whatsapp::IncomingMessageWhatsappCloudService).to receive(:new).and_return(process_service)