diff --git a/src/Events/DI/EventsExtension.php b/src/Events/DI/EventsExtension.php
index 858999a..1345897 100644
--- a/src/Events/DI/EventsExtension.php
+++ b/src/Events/DI/EventsExtension.php
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ protected function bindEventProperties(Definition $def, \ReflectionClass $class)
 			}
 
 			$dispatchAnnotation = self::propertyHasAnnotation($property, 'globalDispatchFirst');
-			$def->addSetup('$' . $name, [
+			$def->addSetup('$' . $name . '[]', [
 				new Statement($this->prefix('@manager') . '::createEvent', [
 					[$class->getName(), $name],
 					new PhpLiteral('$service->' . $name),
diff --git a/src/Events/EventManager.php b/src/Events/EventManager.php
index cd7be64..acc0cc9 100644
--- a/src/Events/EventManager.php
+++ b/src/Events/EventManager.php
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public function setExceptionHandler(IExceptionHandler $exceptionHandler)
 	 * @param string $eventName The name of the event to dispatch. The name of the event is the name of the method that is invoked on listeners.
 	 * @param \Doctrine\Common\EventArgs $eventArgs The event arguments to pass to the event handlers/listeners. If not supplied, the single empty EventArgs instance is used
 	 */
-	public function dispatchEvent($eventName, DoctrineEventArgs $eventArgs = NULL)
+	public function dispatchEvent($eventName, ?DoctrineEventArgs $eventArgs = NULL)
 	{
 		if ($this->panel) {
 			$this->panel->eventDispatch($eventName, $eventArgs);