diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a3fcc08..c057e22 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -3092,12 +3092,12 @@
     },
     "packages/dvm": {
       "name": "@welshman/dvm",
-      "version": "0.0.1",
+      "version": "0.0.2",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@welshman/lib": "0.0.11",
         "@welshman/net": "0.0.14",
-        "@welshman/util": "0.0.18",
+        "@welshman/util": "0.0.19",
         "nostr-tools": "^2.7.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -3111,7 +3111,7 @@
       "version": "0.0.12",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@welshman/util": "0.0.18"
+        "@welshman/util": "0.0.19"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "gts": "^5.0.1",
@@ -3149,7 +3149,7 @@
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@welshman/lib": "0.0.11",
-        "@welshman/util": "0.0.18",
+        "@welshman/util": "0.0.19",
         "isomorphic-ws": "^5.0.0",
         "ws": "^8.16.0"
       },
@@ -3161,7 +3161,7 @@
     },
     "packages/util": {
       "name": "@welshman/util",
-      "version": "0.0.18",
+      "version": "0.0.19",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@welshman/lib": "0.0.11",
diff --git a/packages/dvm/package.json b/packages/dvm/package.json
index e3f3cb6..5dc6217 100644
--- a/packages/dvm/package.json
+++ b/packages/dvm/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@welshman/dvm",
-  "version": "0.0.1",
+  "version": "0.0.2",
   "author": "hodlbod",
   "license": "MIT",
   "description": "A collection of utilities for building nostr DVMs.",
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@welshman/lib": "0.0.11",
     "@welshman/net": "0.0.14",
-    "@welshman/util": "0.0.18",
+    "@welshman/util": "0.0.19",
     "nostr-tools": "^2.7.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/dvm/src/request.ts b/packages/dvm/src/request.ts
index 0ea148e..af27f8a 100644
--- a/packages/dvm/src/request.ts
+++ b/packages/dvm/src/request.ts
@@ -16,13 +16,14 @@ export type DVMRequestOptions = {
   reportProgress?: boolean
 }
 
-export type DVMRequest = DVMRequestOptions & {
+export type DVMRequest = {
+  request: DVMRequestOptions
   emitter: Emitter,
   sub: Subscription
   pub: Publish
 }
 
-export const makeDvmRequest = (request: DVMRequest) => {
+export const makeDvmRequest = (request: DVMRequestOptions) => {
   const emitter = new Emitter()
   const {event, relays, timeout = 30_000, autoClose = true, reportProgress = true} = request
   const kind = event.kind + 1000
@@ -43,5 +44,5 @@ export const makeDvmRequest = (request: DVMRequest) => {
     }
   })
 
-  return {request, emitter, sub, pub}
+  return {request, emitter, sub, pub} as DVMRequest
 }
diff --git a/packages/feeds/package.json b/packages/feeds/package.json
index 60eb053..f3051d6 100644
--- a/packages/feeds/package.json
+++ b/packages/feeds/package.json
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@
     "typescript": "~5.1.6"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@welshman/util": "0.0.18"
+    "@welshman/util": "0.0.19"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/net/package.json b/packages/net/package.json
index deaf106..c581823 100644
--- a/packages/net/package.json
+++ b/packages/net/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@welshman/lib": "0.0.11",
-    "@welshman/util": "0.0.18",
+    "@welshman/util": "0.0.19",
     "isomorphic-ws": "^5.0.0",
     "ws": "^8.16.0"
   }
diff --git a/packages/util/package.json b/packages/util/package.json
index 08701de..df56019 100644
--- a/packages/util/package.json
+++ b/packages/util/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@welshman/util",
-  "version": "0.0.18",
+  "version": "0.0.19",
   "author": "hodlbod",
   "license": "MIT",
   "description": "A collection of nostr-related utilities.",
diff --git a/packages/util/src/Repository.ts b/packages/util/src/Repository.ts
index a9dba1c..ebfb842 100644
--- a/packages/util/src/Repository.ts
+++ b/packages/util/src/Repository.ts
@@ -136,11 +136,12 @@ export class Repository extends Emitter {
       throw new Error("Invalid event published to Repository", event)
     }
 
-    // If we've already seen this event, we're done
-    if (this.eventsById.get(event.id)) {
+    // If we've already seen this event, or it's been deleted, we're done
+    if (this.eventsById.get(event.id) || this.isDeleted(event)) {
       return
     }
 
+    const removed = new Set<string>()
     const address = getAddress(event)
     const duplicate = this.eventsByAddress.get(address)
 
@@ -152,6 +153,9 @@ export class Repository extends Emitter {
 
       // If our event is newer than what it's replacing, delete the old version
       this.deletes.set(duplicate.id, event.created_at)
+
+      // Notify listeners that it's been removed
+      removed.add(duplicate.id)
     }
 
     // Add our new event by id
@@ -171,12 +175,9 @@ export class Repository extends Emitter {
     this._updateIndex(this.eventsByDay, getDay(event.created_at), event, duplicate)
     this._updateIndex(this.eventsByAuthor, event.pubkey, event, duplicate)
 
-    // Keep track of deleted events to notify about
-    const removed = new Set<string>()
-
     // Update our tag indexes
     for (const tag of event.tags) {
-      if (tag[0].length === 1) {
+      if (tag[0]?.length === 1) {
         this._updateIndex(this.eventsByTag, tag.slice(0, 2).join(':'), event, duplicate)
 
         // If this is a delete event, the tag value is an id or address. Track when it was
@@ -193,12 +194,8 @@ export class Repository extends Emitter {
       }
     }
 
-    if (duplicate) {
-      removed.add(duplicate.id)
-    }
-
     if (shouldNotify) {
-      this.emit('update', {added: this.isDeleted(event) ? [] : [event], removed})
+      this.emit('update', {added: [event], removed})
     }
   }