diff --git a/khatru/adding.go b/khatru/adding.go
index 3871f0a..c352cee 100644
--- a/khatru/adding.go
+++ b/khatru/adding.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func (rl *Relay) handleNormal(ctx context.Context, evt nostr.Event) (skipBroadca
 	} else {
 		// otherwise it's a replaceable
 		if nil != rl.ReplaceEvent {
-			if _, err := rl.ReplaceEvent(ctx, evt); err != nil {
+			if err := rl.ReplaceEvent(ctx, evt); err != nil {
 				switch err {
 				case eventstore.ErrDupEvent:
 					return true, nil
diff --git a/khatru/relay.go b/khatru/relay.go
index b919dd8..23a337c 100644
--- a/khatru/relay.go
+++ b/khatru/relay.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ type Relay struct {
 	// hooks that will be called at various times
 	OnEvent                   func(ctx context.Context, event nostr.Event) (reject bool, msg string)
 	StoreEvent                func(ctx context.Context, event nostr.Event) error
-	ReplaceEvent              func(ctx context.Context, event nostr.Event) ([]nostr.Event, error)
+	ReplaceEvent              func(ctx context.Context, event nostr.Event) error
 	DeleteEvent               func(ctx context.Context, id nostr.ID) error
 	OnEventSaved              func(ctx context.Context, event nostr.Event)
 	OnEventDeleted            func(ctx context.Context, deleted nostr.Event)
@@ -145,8 +145,9 @@ func (rl *Relay) UseEventstore(store eventstore.Store, maxQueryLimit int) {
 	rl.StoreEvent = func(ctx context.Context, event nostr.Event) error {
 		return store.SaveEvent(event)
 	}
-	rl.ReplaceEvent = func(ctx context.Context, event nostr.Event) ([]nostr.Event, error) {
-		return store.ReplaceEvent(event)
+	rl.ReplaceEvent = func(ctx context.Context, event nostr.Event) error {
+		_, err := store.ReplaceEvent(event)
+		return err
 	}
 	rl.DeleteEvent = func(ctx context.Context, id nostr.ID) error {
 		return store.DeleteEvent(id)