diff --git a/ayon_api/server_api.py b/ayon_api/server_api.py
index c0dc0054f..d82f1ad3e 100644
--- a/ayon_api/server_api.py
+++ b/ayon_api/server_api.py
@@ -1759,11 +1759,13 @@ def enroll_event_job(
             and (major, minor, patch) > (1, 5, 1)
         ):
             kwargs["ignoreOlderThan"] = ignore_older_than
-        if (
-            ignore_sender_types is not None
-            and (major, minor, patch) > (1, 5, 4)
-        ):
-            kwargs["ignoreSenderTypes"] = ignore_sender_types
+        if ignore_sender_types is not None:
+            if (major, minor, patch) > (1, 5, 4):
+                raise ValueError(
+                    "Ignore sender types are not supported for"
+                    f" your version of server {self.server_version}."
+                )
+            kwargs["ignoreSenderTypes"] = list(ignore_sender_types)
 
         response = self.post("enroll", **kwargs)
         if response.status_code == 204: