diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f48a6874c..2fc75eb21 100755
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         "@stremio/stremio-video": "0.0.7",
         "a-color-picker": "1.2.1",
         "classnames": "2.2.6",
-        "events": "1.1.1",
+        "eventemitter3": "4.0.7",
         "lodash.debounce": "4.0.8",
         "lodash.isequal": "4.5.0",
         "lodash.throttle": "4.1.1",
diff --git a/src/services/Chromecast/Chromecast.js b/src/services/Chromecast/Chromecast.js
index 0b07db970..02f4dfad7 100644
--- a/src/services/Chromecast/Chromecast.js
+++ b/src/services/Chromecast/Chromecast.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright (C) 2017-2020 Smart code 203358507
 
-const EventEmitter = require('events');
+const EventEmitter = require('eventemitter3');
 const ChromecastTransport = require('./ChromecastTransport');
 
 let castAPIAvailable = null;
diff --git a/src/services/Chromecast/ChromecastTransport.js b/src/services/Chromecast/ChromecastTransport.js
index 557a18bfe..04b033d87 100644
--- a/src/services/Chromecast/ChromecastTransport.js
+++ b/src/services/Chromecast/ChromecastTransport.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright (C) 2017-2020 Smart code 203358507
 
-const EventEmitter = require('events');
+const EventEmitter = require('eventemitter3');
 
 const MESSAGE_NAMESPACE = 'urn:x-cast:com.stremio';
 
diff --git a/src/services/Core/Core.js b/src/services/Core/Core.js
index 204185f12..1cb75e317 100644
--- a/src/services/Core/Core.js
+++ b/src/services/Core/Core.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright (C) 2017-2020 Smart code 203358507
 
-const EventEmitter = require('events');
+const EventEmitter = require('eventemitter3');
 const { default: initialize_api, initialize_runtime } = require('@stremio/stremio-core-web');
 const CoreTransport = require('./CoreTransport');
 
diff --git a/src/services/KeyboardShortcuts/KeyboardShortcuts.js b/src/services/KeyboardShortcuts/KeyboardShortcuts.js
index 34aa6ccff..f2912a278 100644
--- a/src/services/KeyboardShortcuts/KeyboardShortcuts.js
+++ b/src/services/KeyboardShortcuts/KeyboardShortcuts.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright (C) 2017-2020 Smart code 203358507
 
-const EventEmitter = require('events');
+const EventEmitter = require('eventemitter3');
 
 function KeyboardShortcuts() {
     let active = false;
diff --git a/src/services/Shell/Shell.js b/src/services/Shell/Shell.js
index c282494e3..c4b7b2139 100644
--- a/src/services/Shell/Shell.js
+++ b/src/services/Shell/Shell.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright (C) 2017-2020 Smart code 203358507
 
-const EventEmitter = require('events');
+const EventEmitter = require('eventemitter3');
 
 function Shell() {
     let active = false;