diff --git a/event/eventmanager.go b/event/eventmanager.go
index 26c6c2a..04f506d 100644
--- a/event/eventmanager.go
+++ b/event/eventmanager.go
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ func NewEventList(eventType Type, args ...interface{}) Event {
 		val, vok := args[i+1].(string)
 		if kok && vok {
 			data[key] = val
+		} else {
+			log.Errorf("attempted to send a field that could not be parsed to a string: %v %v", args[i], args[i+1])
 		}
 	}
 	return Event{EventType: eventType, EventID: GetRandNumber().String(), Data: data}
diff --git a/peer/cwtch_peer.go b/peer/cwtch_peer.go
index aa15c2d..956c323 100644
--- a/peer/cwtch_peer.go
+++ b/peer/cwtch_peer.go
@@ -770,7 +770,7 @@ func (cp *cwtchPeer) DeleteConversation(id int) error {
 	ci, err := cp.storage.GetConversation(id)
 	if err == nil && ci != nil {
 		log.Debugf("deleting %v", ci)
-		cp.eventBus.Publish(event.NewEventList(event.DeleteContact, event.RemotePeer, ci.Handle, event.ConversationID, id))
+		cp.eventBus.Publish(event.NewEventList(event.DeleteContact, event.RemotePeer, ci.Handle, event.ConversationID, strconv.Itoa(id)))
 		return cp.storage.DeleteConversation(id)
 	}
 	return fmt.Errorf("could not delete conversation, did not exist")