diff --git a/dinkyecs.hpp b/dinkyecs.hpp
index 2690379..1716a9c 100644
--- a/dinkyecs.hpp
+++ b/dinkyecs.hpp
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ namespace DinkyECS {
       }
 
     template<typename Comp>
-      void send(int event, Entity entity) {
+      void send(Comp event, Entity entity) {
         EventQueue &queue = queue_map_for<Comp>();
         queue.push({event, entity});
       }
diff --git a/tests/dinkyecs.cpp b/tests/dinkyecs.cpp
index 363a29d..ac39422 100644
--- a/tests/dinkyecs.cpp
+++ b/tests/dinkyecs.cpp
@@ -121,29 +121,29 @@ TEST_CASE("confirm ECS system works", "[ecs]") {
   });
 }
 
-enum FakeEvent {
-  HIT_EVENT, MISS_EVENT
+enum GUIEvent {
+  HIT, MISS
 };
 
 TEST_CASE("confirm that the event system works", "[ecs]") {
   DinkyECS::World world;
   DinkyECS::Entity gui_ent = world.entity();
   DinkyECS::Entity player = world.entity();
-  DaGUI gui{384};
+  GUIEvent gui{GUIEvent::HIT};
 
-  world.set<DaGUI>(gui_ent, gui);
-  DaGUI &gui_test = world.get<DaGUI>(gui_ent);
-  REQUIRE(gui.event == gui_test.event);
+  world.set<GUIEvent>(gui_ent, gui);
+  auto &gui_test = world.get<GUIEvent>(gui_ent);
+  REQUIRE(gui == gui_test);
 
-  world.send<DaGUI>(FakeEvent::HIT_EVENT, player);
+  world.send<GUIEvent>(GUIEvent::HIT, player);
 
-  bool ready = world.has_event<DaGUI>();
+  bool ready = world.has_event<GUIEvent>();
   REQUIRE(ready == true);
 
-  auto [event, entity] = world.recv<DaGUI>();
-  REQUIRE(event == FakeEvent::HIT_EVENT);
+  auto [event, entity] = world.recv<GUIEvent>();
+  REQUIRE(event == GUIEvent::HIT);
   REQUIRE(entity == player);
 
-  ready = world.has_event<DaGUI>();
+  ready = world.has_event<GUIEvent>();
   REQUIRE(ready == false);
 }