diff --git a/packages/ditto/storages/DittoAPIStore.test.ts b/packages/ditto/storages/DittoAPIStore.test.ts
index 1d51061f..5fbe5435 100644
--- a/packages/ditto/storages/DittoAPIStore.test.ts
+++ b/packages/ditto/storages/DittoAPIStore.test.ts
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ Deno.test('updateAuthorData sets nip05', async () => {
 
   const row = await db.kysely
     .selectFrom('author_stats')
-    .select(['nip05', 'nip05_domain', 'nip05_hostname'])
+    .selectAll()
     .where('pubkey', '=', getPublicKey(alex))
-    .executeTakeFirstOrThrow();
+    .executeTakeFirst();
 
-  assertEquals(row.nip05, 'alex@gleasonator.dev');
-  assertEquals(row.nip05_domain, 'gleasonator.dev');
-  assertEquals(row.nip05_hostname, 'gleasonator.dev');
+  assertEquals(row?.nip05, 'alex@gleasonator.dev');
+  assertEquals(row?.nip05_domain, 'gleasonator.dev');
+  assertEquals(row?.nip05_hostname, 'gleasonator.dev');
 });
 
 function setupTest(cb: (req: Request) => Response | Promise<Response>) {
diff --git a/packages/ditto/storages/DittoAPIStore.ts b/packages/ditto/storages/DittoAPIStore.ts
index f423eae4..b356001d 100644
--- a/packages/ditto/storages/DittoAPIStore.ts
+++ b/packages/ditto/storages/DittoAPIStore.ts
@@ -104,10 +104,10 @@ export class DittoAPIStore implements NRelay {
   }
 
   async event(event: NostrEvent, opts?: { signal?: AbortSignal }): Promise<void> {
-    const { relay, pool } = this.opts;
+    const { pool } = this.opts;
     const { id, kind } = event;
 
-    await relay.event(event, opts);
+    await this.handleEvent(event, opts);
 
     (async () => {
       try {
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ export class DittoAPIStore implements NRelay {
         created_at: Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000),
       });
 
-      await this.handleEvent(rel, { signal: AbortSignal.timeout(1000) });
+      await this.event(rel, { signal: AbortSignal.timeout(1000) });
     }
 
     if (event.kind === 3036 && tagsAdmin) {
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ export class DittoAPIStore implements NRelay {
         created_at: Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000),
       });
 
-      await this.handleEvent(rel, { signal: AbortSignal.timeout(1000) });
+      await this.event(rel, { signal: AbortSignal.timeout(1000) });
     }
   }