diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/apiGateway/lib/deployment.js b/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/apiGateway/lib/deployment.js
index e44d59828..28e65d0f8 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/apiGateway/lib/deployment.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/apiGateway/lib/deployment.js
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@ module.exports = {
       }
     `;
 
+    const deploymentLogicalId = `DeploymentApigEvent${(new Date).getTime().toString()}`;
+
     const newDeploymentObject = {
-      DeploymentApigEvent: JSON.parse(deploymentTemplate),
+      [deploymentLogicalId]: JSON.parse(deploymentTemplate),
     };
 
     _.merge(this.serverless.service.resources.Resources, newDeploymentObject);
diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/apiGateway/tests/deployment.js b/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/apiGateway/tests/deployment.js
index df79aadb0..7e32626fa 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/apiGateway/tests/deployment.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/deploy/compile/events/apiGateway/tests/deployment.js
@@ -34,10 +34,12 @@ describe('#compileDeployment()', () => {
 
   it('should create a deployment resource', () => awsCompileApigEvents
     .compileDeployment().then(() => {
+      const deploymentLogicalId = Object
+        .keys(awsCompileApigEvents.serverless.service.resources.Resources)[0];
       expect(
-        awsCompileApigEvents.serverless.service.resources.Resources
+        awsCompileApigEvents.serverless.service.resources.Resources[deploymentLogicalId]
       ).to.deep.equal(
-        serviceResourcesAwsResourcesObjectMock.Resources
+        serviceResourcesAwsResourcesObjectMock.Resources.DeploymentApigEvent
       );
     })
   );