diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e0bdcf9c..74071bc4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "warp-contracts",
-  "version": "1.4.46-beta.0",
+  "version": "1.4.45",
   "description": "An implementation of the SmartWeave smart contract protocol.",
   "types": "./lib/types/index.d.ts",
   "main": "./lib/cjs/index.js",
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@
     "stream-buffers": "^3.0.2",
     "unzipit": "^1.4.0",
     "warp-arbundles": "^1.0.4",
-    "warp-contracts": "^1.4.45",
     "warp-isomorphic": "^1.0.7",
     "warp-wasm-metering": "1.0.1"
   },
diff --git a/src/core/modules/StateEvaluator.ts b/src/core/modules/StateEvaluator.ts
index 603dbe78..f04229ce 100644
--- a/src/core/modules/StateEvaluator.ts
+++ b/src/core/modules/StateEvaluator.ts
@@ -97,8 +97,7 @@ export class EvalStateResult<State> {
   constructor(
     readonly state: State,
     readonly validity: Record<string, boolean>,
-    readonly errorMessages: Record<string, string>,
-    readonly events?: InteractionCompleteEvent[]
+    readonly errorMessages: Record<string, string>
   ) {}
 }
 
@@ -263,6 +262,16 @@ export interface EvaluationOptions {
   strictEvolve: boolean;
 }
 
+// https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/40678 duh...
+export class CustomEvent<T = unknown> extends Event {
+  readonly detail: T;
+
+  constructor(message, data) {
+    super(message, data);
+    this.detail = data.detail;
+  }
+}
+
 export class InteractionCompleteEvent<Input = unknown, T = unknown> {
   constructor(
     readonly contractTxId: string,
diff --git a/src/core/modules/impl/DefaultStateEvaluator.ts b/src/core/modules/impl/DefaultStateEvaluator.ts
index 46904467..91f27af3 100644
--- a/src/core/modules/impl/DefaultStateEvaluator.ts
+++ b/src/core/modules/impl/DefaultStateEvaluator.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { GQLNodeInterface, GQLTagInterface } from '../../../legacy/gqlResult';
 import { Benchmark } from '../../../logging/Benchmark';
 import { LoggerFactory } from '../../../logging/LoggerFactory';
 import { indent } from '../../../utils/utils';
-import { EvalStateResult, StateEvaluator } from '../StateEvaluator';
+import { EvalStateResult, StateEvaluator, CustomEvent } from '../StateEvaluator';
 import { AbortError, ContractInteraction, HandlerApi, InteractionResult } from './HandlerExecutorFactory';
 import { TagsParser } from './TagsParser';
 import { VrfPluginFunctions } from '../../WarpPlugin';
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export abstract class DefaultStateEvaluator implements StateEvaluator {
   ): Promise<SortKeyCacheResult<EvalStateResult<State>>> {
     return this.doReadState(
       executionContext.sortedInteractions,
-      new EvalStateResult<State>(executionContext.contractDefinition.initState, {}, {}, []),
+      new EvalStateResult<State>(executionContext.contractDefinition.initState, {}, {}),
       executionContext
     );
   }
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ export abstract class DefaultStateEvaluator implements StateEvaluator {
     let currentSortKey = null;
     const validity = baseState.validity;
     const errorMessages = baseState.errorMessages;
-    const events = [];
 
     // TODO: opt - reuse wasm handlers
     executionContext?.handler.initState(currentState);
@@ -98,11 +97,7 @@ export abstract class DefaultStateEvaluator implements StateEvaluator {
       currentSortKey = missingInteraction.sortKey;
       contract
         .interactionState()
-        .setInitial(
-          contract.txId(),
-          new EvalStateResult(currentState, validity, errorMessages, events),
-          currentSortKey
-        );
+        .setInitial(contract.txId(), new EvalStateResult(currentState, validity, errorMessages), currentSortKey);
       const singleInteractionBenchmark = Benchmark.measure();
 
       if (missingInteraction.vrf) {
@@ -171,7 +166,7 @@ export abstract class DefaultStateEvaluator implements StateEvaluator {
             this.logger.warn(`Skipping contract in internal write, reason ${e.subtype || e.name}`);
             errorMessages[missingInteraction.id] = e;
             if (canBeCached(missingInteraction)) {
-              const toCache = new EvalStateResult(currentState, validity, errorMessages, events);
+              const toCache = new EvalStateResult(currentState, validity, errorMessages);
               lastConfirmedTxState = {
                 tx: missingInteraction,
                 state: toCache
@@ -202,7 +197,7 @@ export abstract class DefaultStateEvaluator implements StateEvaluator {
               writingContractState.cachedValue.errorMessages[missingInteraction.id];
           }
 
-          const toCache = new EvalStateResult(currentState, validity, errorMessages, events);
+          const toCache = new EvalStateResult(currentState, validity, errorMessages);
           if (canBeCached(missingInteraction)) {
             lastConfirmedTxState = {
               tx: missingInteraction,
@@ -249,7 +244,7 @@ export abstract class DefaultStateEvaluator implements StateEvaluator {
 
         const result = await executionContext.handler.handle(
           executionContext,
-          new EvalStateResult(currentState, validity, errorMessages, events),
+          new EvalStateResult(currentState, validity, errorMessages),
           interactionData
         );
 
@@ -279,7 +274,7 @@ export abstract class DefaultStateEvaluator implements StateEvaluator {
 
         currentState = result.state;
 
-        const toCache = new EvalStateResult(currentState, validity, errorMessages, events);
+        const toCache = new EvalStateResult(currentState, validity, errorMessages);
         if (canBeCached(missingInteraction)) {
           lastConfirmedTxState = {
             tx: missingInteraction,
@@ -289,7 +284,9 @@ export abstract class DefaultStateEvaluator implements StateEvaluator {
 
         const event = result.event;
         if (event) {
-          events.push(event);
+          warp.eventTarget.dispatchEvent(
+            new CustomEvent(isValidInteraction ? 'interactionCompleted' : 'interactionFailed', { detail: event })
+          );
         }
       }
 
@@ -339,11 +336,11 @@ export abstract class DefaultStateEvaluator implements StateEvaluator {
         }
       } else {
         // if that's an inner contract call - only update the state in the uncommitted states
-        const interactionState = new EvalStateResult(currentState, validity, errorMessages, events);
+        const interactionState = new EvalStateResult(currentState, validity, errorMessages);
         contract.interactionState().update(contract.txId(), interactionState, currentSortKey);
       }
     }
-    const evalStateResult = new EvalStateResult<State>(currentState, validity, errorMessages, events);
+    const evalStateResult = new EvalStateResult<State>(currentState, validity, errorMessages);
 
     // state could have been fully retrieved from cache
     // or there were no interactions below requested sort key