diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index f2430370..093a556f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           python -m pip install -e '.[dev]'
+          python -m pip install git+https://github.com/gselzer/napari.git@9ff2d7fadabe5aa7f1b5851efe0593b36a375b99
 
       - name: Test napari-imagej
         uses: coactions/setup-xvfb@v1
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c8e8000d..43b9595b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "jpype1 >= 1.4.1",
     "labeling >= 0.1.12",
     "magicgui >= 0.5.1",
-    "napari >= 0.4.17",
+    "napari == 0.4.17",
     "numpy",
     "pandas",
     "pyimagej >= 1.4.1",
diff --git a/src/napari_imagej/utilities/event_subscribers.py b/src/napari_imagej/utilities/event_subscribers.py
index 90610802..16aec298 100644
--- a/src/napari_imagej/utilities/event_subscribers.py
+++ b/src/napari_imagej/utilities/event_subscribers.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def onEvent(self, event):
 
     @JOverride
     def getEventClass(self):
-        return jc.SciJavaEvent.class_
+        return jc.ModuleEvent.class_
 
     @JOverride
     def equals(self, other):
@@ -31,7 +31,14 @@ def __init__(self, progress_signal: Signal):
 
     @JOverride
     def onEvent(self, event):
-        self.progress_signal.emit(event)
+        try:
+            self.progress_signal.emit(event)
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"Fooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo: {e}")
+            print(
+                f"Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa: "
+                f"{self.progress_signal} of type {type(self.progress_signal)}"
+            )
 
     @JOverride
     def getEventClass(self):