diff --git a/src/core/operators.ts b/src/core/operators.ts
index d534c5b..4c5ff72 100644
--- a/src/core/operators.ts
+++ b/src/core/operators.ts
@@ -59,13 +59,14 @@ export const sharedEventStream = <T>(e: Emitter, eventName: string) => {
     return (fromEvent(e, eventName) as Observable<T>).pipe(share());
 };
 
-export function handleError<C>(crashHandler: ErrorHandling, logging?: Logging) {
+export function handleError<C>(crashHandler: ErrorHandling, emitter: Emitter, logging?: Logging) {
     return (pload: unknown, caught: Observable<C>) => {
         // This is done to fit the ErrorHandling contract
-        const err = pload instanceof Error ? pload : Error(util.inspect(pload, { colors: true }));
-        //formatted payload
-        logging?.error({ message: util.inspect(pload) });
-        crashHandler.updateAlive(err);
+        if(!emitter.emit('error', pload)) {
+            const err = pload instanceof Error ? pload : Error(util.inspect(pload, { colors: true }));
+            logging?.error({ message: util.inspect(pload) });
+            crashHandler.updateAlive(err);
+        }
         return caught;
     };
 }
diff --git a/src/core/structures/services/error-handling.ts b/src/core/structures/services/error-handling.ts
index 3f55b16..143639c 100644
--- a/src/core/structures/services/error-handling.ts
+++ b/src/core/structures/services/error-handling.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export class DefaultErrorHandling implements ErrorHandling {
         throw err;
     }
 
-    #keepAlive = 5;
+    #keepAlive = 1;
 
     updateAlive(err: Error) {
         this.#keepAlive--;
diff --git a/src/handlers/event-utils.ts b/src/handlers/event-utils.ts
index 643ab35..fc7a16c 100644
--- a/src/handlers/event-utils.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/event-utils.ts
@@ -246,9 +246,9 @@ export function makeModuleExecutor<
     );
 }
 
-export const handleCrash = (err: ErrorHandling, log?: Logging) =>
+export const handleCrash = (err: ErrorHandling,sernemitter: Emitter, log?: Logging) =>
     pipe(
-        catchError(handleError(err, log)),
+        catchError(handleError(err, sernemitter, log)),
         finalize(() => {
             log?.info({
                 message: 'A stream closed or reached end of lifetime',
diff --git a/src/handlers/user-defined-events.ts b/src/handlers/user-defined-events.ts
index 3dd4989..66e7dfb 100644
--- a/src/handlers/user-defined-events.ts
+++ b/src/handlers/user-defined-events.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@ export function eventsHandler(
              * Where all events are turned on
              */
             mergeAll(),
-            handleCrash(err, log))
+            handleCrash(err, emitter, log))
         .subscribe();
 }
diff --git a/src/sern.ts b/src/sern.ts
index e88bd06..fd458f4 100644
--- a/src/sern.ts
+++ b/src/sern.ts
@@ -58,5 +58,5 @@ export function init(maybeWrapper: Wrapper | 'file') {
     const messages$ = messageHandler(dependencies, wrapper.defaultPrefix);
     const interactions$ = interactionHandler(dependencies);
     // listening to the message stream and interaction stream
-    merge(messages$, interactions$).pipe(handleCrash(errorHandler, logger)).subscribe();
+    merge(messages$, interactions$).pipe(handleCrash(errorHandler, dependencies[0], logger)).subscribe();
 }
diff --git a/src/types/utility.ts b/src/types/utility.ts
index 65efc3d..90339e4 100644
--- a/src/types/utility.ts
+++ b/src/types/utility.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export type Args = ParseType<{ text: string[]; slash: SlashOptions }>;
 export interface SernEventsMapping {
     'module.register': [Payload];
     'module.activate': [Payload];
-    error: [Payload];
+    error: [{ type: PayloadType.Failure; module?: AnyModule; reason: string | Error }];
     warning: [Payload];
     modulesLoaded: [never?];
 }
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export interface SernEventsMapping {
 export type Payload =
     | { type: PayloadType.Success; module: AnyModule }
     | { type: PayloadType.Failure; module?: AnyModule; reason: string | Error }
-    | { type: PayloadType.Warning; reason: string };
+    | { type: PayloadType.Warning; module: undefined; reason: string };
 
 
 export type ReplyOptions = string | Omit<InteractionReplyOptions, 'fetchReply'> | MessageReplyOptions;