diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 895d977b..4eb6eddf 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
     "md5": "^2.3.0",
     "outvariant": "^1.2.1",
     "pluralize": "^8.0.0",
-    "strict-event-emitter": "^0.2.0",
+    "strict-event-emitter": "^0.5.0",
     "uuid": "^8.3.1"
   },
   "optionalDependencies": {
@@ -65,4 +65,4 @@
       "path": "./node_modules/cz-conventional-changelog"
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/db/Database.ts b/src/db/Database.ts
index 92745e13..dd0d1178 100644
--- a/src/db/Database.ts
+++ b/src/db/Database.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import md5 from 'md5'
 import { invariant } from 'outvariant'
-import { StrictEventEmitter } from 'strict-event-emitter'
+import { Emitter } from 'strict-event-emitter'
 import {
   Entity,
   ENTITY_TYPE,
@@ -27,40 +27,31 @@ export interface SerializedEntity extends Entity<any, any> {
   [SERIALIZED_INTERNAL_PROPERTIES_KEY]: SerializedInternalEntityProperties
 }
 
-export type DatabaseMethodToEventFn<ArgsType extends unknown[]> = (
-  sourceId: string,
-  args: ArgsType,
-) => void
-
-export interface DatabaseEventsMap {
-  create: DatabaseMethodToEventFn<
-    [
-      modelName: KeyType,
-      entity: SerializedEntity,
-      customPrimaryKey?: PrimaryKeyType,
-    ]
-  >
-  update: DatabaseMethodToEventFn<
-    [
-      modelName: KeyType,
-      prevEntity: SerializedEntity,
-      nextEntity: SerializedEntity,
-    ]
-  >
-  delete: DatabaseMethodToEventFn<
-    [modelName: KeyType, primaryKey: PrimaryKeyType]
-  >
+export type DatabaseEventsMap = {
+  create: [
+    sourceId: string,
+    modelName: KeyType,
+    entity: SerializedEntity,
+    customPrimaryKey?: PrimaryKeyType,
+  ]
+  update: [
+    sourceId: string,
+    modelName: KeyType,
+    prevEntity: SerializedEntity,
+    nextEntity: SerializedEntity,
+  ]
+  delete: [sourceId: string, modelName: KeyType, primaryKey: PrimaryKeyType]
 }
 
 let callOrder = 0
 
 export class Database<Dictionary extends ModelDictionary> {
   public id: string
-  public events: StrictEventEmitter<DatabaseEventsMap>
+  public events: Emitter<DatabaseEventsMap>
   private models: Models<Dictionary>
 
   constructor(dictionary: Dictionary) {
-    this.events = new StrictEventEmitter()
+    this.events = new Emitter()
     this.models = Object.keys(dictionary).reduce<Models<Dictionary>>(
       (acc, modelName: keyof Dictionary) => {
         acc[modelName] = new Map<string, Entity<Dictionary, string>>()
@@ -120,11 +111,13 @@ export class Database<Dictionary extends ModelDictionary> {
     const primaryKey =
       customPrimaryKey || (entity[entity[PRIMARY_KEY]] as string)
 
-    this.events.emit('create', this.id, [
+    this.events.emit(
+      'create',
+      this.id,
       modelName,
       this.serializeEntity(entity),
       customPrimaryKey,
-    ])
+    )
     return this.getModel(modelName).set(primaryKey, entity)
   }
 
@@ -143,11 +136,13 @@ export class Database<Dictionary extends ModelDictionary> {
     this.getModel(modelName).set(nextPrimaryKey, nextEntity)
 
     // this.create(modelName, nextEntity, nextPrimaryKey)
-    this.events.emit('update', this.id, [
+    this.events.emit(
+      'update',
+      this.id,
       modelName,
       this.serializeEntity(prevEntity),
       this.serializeEntity(nextEntity),
-    ])
+    )
   }
 
   delete<ModelName extends keyof Dictionary>(
@@ -155,7 +150,7 @@ export class Database<Dictionary extends ModelDictionary> {
     primaryKey: PrimaryKeyType,
   ): void {
     this.getModel(modelName).delete(primaryKey)
-    this.events.emit('delete', this.id, [modelName, primaryKey])
+    this.events.emit('delete', this.id, modelName, primaryKey)
   }
 
   has<ModelName extends keyof Dictionary>(
diff --git a/src/extensions/sync.ts b/src/extensions/sync.ts
index 90bb4576..8768896c 100644
--- a/src/extensions/sync.ts
+++ b/src/extensions/sync.ts
@@ -6,26 +6,29 @@ import {
   SERIALIZED_INTERNAL_PROPERTIES_KEY,
 } from '../db/Database'
 import { inheritInternalProperties } from '../utils/inheritInternalProperties'
+import { Listener } from 'strict-event-emitter'
 
 export type DatabaseMessageEventData =
   | {
       operationType: 'create'
-      payload: Parameters<DatabaseEventsMap['create']>
+      payload: DatabaseEventsMap['create']
     }
   | {
       operationType: 'update'
-      payload: Parameters<DatabaseEventsMap['update']>
+      payload: DatabaseEventsMap['update']
     }
   | {
       operationType: 'delete'
-      payload: Parameters<DatabaseEventsMap['delete']>
+      payload: DatabaseEventsMap['delete']
     }
 
 function removeListeners<Event extends keyof DatabaseEventsMap>(
   event: Event,
   db: Database<any>,
 ) {
-  const listeners = db.events.listeners(event) as DatabaseEventsMap[Event][]
+  const listeners = db.events.listeners(event) as Listener<
+    DatabaseEventsMap[Event]
+  >[]
 
   listeners.forEach((listener) => {
     db.events.removeListener(event, listener)
@@ -90,13 +93,13 @@ export function sync(db: Database<any>) {
       // to the current database instance.
       switch (event.data.operationType) {
         case 'create': {
-          const [modelName, entity, customPrimaryKey] = event.data.payload[1]
+          const [_, modelName, entity, customPrimaryKey] = event.data.payload
           db.create(modelName, deserializeEntity(entity), customPrimaryKey)
           break
         }
 
         case 'update': {
-          const [modelName, prevEntity, nextEntity] = event.data.payload[1]
+          const [_, modelName, prevEntity, nextEntity] = event.data.payload
           db.update(
             modelName,
             deserializeEntity(prevEntity),
@@ -105,8 +108,10 @@ export function sync(db: Database<any>) {
           break
         }
 
-        default: {
-          db[event.data.operationType](...event.data.payload[1])
+        case 'delete': {
+          const [_, modelName, primaryKey] = event.data.payload
+          db.delete(modelName, primaryKey)
+          break
         }
       }
 
@@ -120,7 +125,7 @@ export function sync(db: Database<any>) {
   function broadcastDatabaseEvent<Event extends keyof DatabaseEventsMap>(
     operationType: Event,
   ) {
-    return (...payload: Parameters<DatabaseEventsMap[Event]>) => {
+    return (...payload: DatabaseEventsMap[Event]) => {
       channel.postMessage({
         operationType,
         payload,
diff --git a/src/model/generateGraphQLHandlers.ts b/src/model/generateGraphQLHandlers.ts
index c5cccc71..474aec2e 100644
--- a/src/model/generateGraphQLHandlers.ts
+++ b/src/model/generateGraphQLHandlers.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,11 @@ function createComparatorGraphQLInputType(
     name,
     fields: Object.keys(comparators).reduce<GraphQLInputFieldConfigMap>(
       (fields, comparatorFn) => {
-        const fieldType = ['between', 'notBetween', 'in', 'notIn'].includes(comparatorFn) ? new GraphQLList(type) : type
+        const fieldType = ['between', 'notBetween', 'in', 'notIn'].includes(
+          comparatorFn,
+        )
+          ? new GraphQLList(type)
+          : type
         fields[comparatorFn] = { type: fieldType }
         return fields
       },
diff --git a/src/model/generateRestHandlers.ts b/src/model/generateRestHandlers.ts
index 08388653..39870fa9 100644
--- a/src/model/generateRestHandlers.ts
+++ b/src/model/generateRestHandlers.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ type RequestParams<Key extends PrimaryKeyType> = {
 export function createUrlBuilder(baseUrl?: string) {
   return (path: string) => {
     // For the previous implementation trailing slash didn't matter, we must keep it this way for backward compatibility
-    const normalizedBaseUrl = baseUrl && baseUrl.slice(-1) === '/' ? baseUrl.slice(0, -1) : baseUrl || '';
+    const normalizedBaseUrl =
+      baseUrl && baseUrl.slice(-1) === '/'
+        ? baseUrl.slice(0, -1)
+        : baseUrl || ''
     return `${normalizedBaseUrl}/${path}`
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/utils/iteratorUtils.ts b/src/utils/iteratorUtils.ts
index 212d60a7..52c7c34a 100644
--- a/src/utils/iteratorUtils.ts
+++ b/src/utils/iteratorUtils.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { PrimaryKeyType } from "../glossary"
+import { PrimaryKeyType } from '../glossary'
 
 export function forEach<K extends PrimaryKeyType, V>(
   fn: (key: K, value: V) => any,
diff --git a/test/db/events.test.ts b/test/db/events.test.ts
index 4e649e14..f8bede6a 100644
--- a/test/db/events.test.ts
+++ b/test/db/events.test.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ test('emits the "create" event when a new entity is created', (done) => {
     user: dictionary.user,
   })
 
-  db.events.on('create', (id, [modelName, entity, primaryKey]) => {
+  db.events.on('create', (id, modelName, entity, primaryKey) => {
     expect(id).toEqual(db.id)
     expect(modelName).toEqual('user')
     expect(entity).toEqual({
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ test('emits the "update" event when an existing entity is updated', (done) => {
     user: dictionary.user,
   })
 
-  db.events.on('update', (id, [modelName, prevEntity, nextEntity]) => {
+  db.events.on('update', (id, modelName, prevEntity, nextEntity) => {
     expect(id).toEqual(db.id)
     expect(modelName).toEqual('user')
     expect(prevEntity).toEqual({
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ test('emits the "delete" event when an existing entity is deleted', (done) => {
     user: dictionary.user,
   })
 
-  db.events.on('delete', (id, [modelName, primaryKey]) => {
+  db.events.on('delete', (id, modelName, primaryKey) => {
     expect(id).toEqual(db.id)
     expect(modelName).toEqual('user')
     expect(primaryKey).toEqual('abc-123')
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 2d3ef2f3..6ae8949c 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/cookie/-/cookie-0.4.1.tgz#bfd02c1f2224567676c1545199f87c3a861d878d"
   integrity sha512-XW/Aa8APYr6jSVVA1y/DEIZX0/GMKLEVekNG727R8cs56ahETkRAy/3DR7+fJyh7oUgGwNQaRfXCun0+KbWY7Q==
 
-"@types/debug@^4.1.5", "@types/debug@^4.1.7":
+"@types/debug@^4.1.7":
   version "4.1.7"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/debug/-/debug-4.1.7.tgz#7cc0ea761509124709b8b2d1090d8f6c17aadb82"
   integrity sha512-9AonUzyTjXXhEOa0DnqpzZi6VHlqKMswga9EXjpXnnqxwLtdvPPtlO8evrI5D9S6asFRCQ6v+wpiUKbw+vKqyg==
@@ -5475,6 +5475,11 @@ strict-event-emitter@^0.2.0:
   dependencies:
     events "^3.3.0"
 
+strict-event-emitter@^0.5.0:
+  version "0.5.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/strict-event-emitter/-/strict-event-emitter-0.5.0.tgz#a4aa84a3d9b4a9be12e750a75e089cabb3dbc0e2"
+  integrity sha512-sqnMpVJLSB3daNO6FcvsEk4Mq5IJeAwDeH80DP1S8+pgxrF6yZnE1+VeapesGled7nEcIkz1Ax87HzaIy+02kA==
+
 string-length@^4.0.1:
   version "4.0.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/string-length/-/string-length-4.0.2.tgz#a8a8dc7bd5c1a82b9b3c8b87e125f66871b6e57a"