diff --git a/monkey/common/event_queue/pypubsub_agent_event_queue.py b/monkey/common/event_queue/pypubsub_agent_event_queue.py
index d5cebf39a..cf75c5b6a 100644
--- a/monkey/common/event_queue/pypubsub_agent_event_queue.py
+++ b/monkey/common/event_queue/pypubsub_agent_event_queue.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class PyPubSubAgentEventQueue(IAgentEventQueue):
 
     def _publish_event(self, topic: str, event: AbstractAgentEvent):
         logger.debug(f"Publishing a {event.__class__.__name__} event to {topic}")
-        self._pypubsub_publisher_wrapped.publish(topic, event)
+        self._pypubsub_publisher_wrapped.publish(topic, event=event)
 
     # Appending a unique string to the topics for type and tags prevents bugs caused by collisions
     # between type names and tag names.
diff --git a/monkey/common/event_queue/pypubsub_publisher_wrapper.py b/monkey/common/event_queue/pypubsub_publisher_wrapper.py
index 510b929a8..71c7dda48 100644
--- a/monkey/common/event_queue/pypubsub_publisher_wrapper.py
+++ b/monkey/common/event_queue/pypubsub_publisher_wrapper.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import logging
-from typing import Any, Callable
+from typing import Callable
 
 from pubsub.core import Publisher
 
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ class PyPubSubPublisherWrapper:
         #       scope. Adding subscribers to self._refs prevents them from ever going out of scope.
         self._refs.append(subscriber)
 
-    def publish(self, topic_name: str, event: Any = None):
+    def publish(self, topic_name: str, **kwargs):
         # NOTE: `event` needs to match the MDS (message data specification) of the topic,
         #       otherwise, errors will arise. The MDS of a topic is set when the topic is created,
         #       which in our case is when a subscriber subscribes to a topic (in `subscribe()`)
         #       which is new (hasn't been subscribed to before).
-        self._pypubsub_publisher.sendMessage(topicName=topic_name, event=event)
+        self._pypubsub_publisher.sendMessage(topicName=topic_name, **kwargs)
diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/event_queue/pypubsub_island_event_queue.py b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/event_queue/pypubsub_island_event_queue.py
index e18c12f2a..55d4f9846 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/event_queue/pypubsub_island_event_queue.py
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/event_queue/pypubsub_island_event_queue.py
@@ -21,4 +21,8 @@ class PyPubSubIslandEventQueue(IIslandEventQueue):
     def publish(self, topic: IslandEventTopic, event: Any = None):
         topic_name = topic.name  # needs to be a string for pypubsub
         logger.debug(f"Publishing {topic_name} event")
-        self._pypubsub_publisher_wrapped.publish(topic_name, event)
+
+        if event is None:
+            self._pypubsub_publisher_wrapped.publish(topic_name)
+        else:
+            self._pypubsub_publisher_wrapped.publish(topic_name, event=event)
diff --git a/monkey/tests/unit_tests/monkey_island/cc/event_queue/test_pypubsub_island_event_queue.py b/monkey/tests/unit_tests/monkey_island/cc/event_queue/test_pypubsub_island_event_queue.py
index d2a2fa84f..2546359fc 100644
--- a/monkey/tests/unit_tests/monkey_island/cc/event_queue/test_pypubsub_island_event_queue.py
+++ b/monkey/tests/unit_tests/monkey_island/cc/event_queue/test_pypubsub_island_event_queue.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from typing import Any, Callable
+from typing import Callable
 
 import pytest
 from pubsub import pub
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ def event_queue() -> IIslandEventQueue:
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def event_queue_subscriber() -> Callable[..., None]:
-    def fn(event, topic=pub.AUTO_TOPIC):
+    def fn(topic=pub.AUTO_TOPIC):
         fn.call_count += 1
         fn.call_topics |= {topic.getName()}
 
@@ -29,10 +29,12 @@ def event_queue_subscriber() -> Callable[..., None]:
     return fn
 
 
-def test_subscribe_publish(
+def test_subscribe_publish__no_event_body(
     event_queue: IIslandEventQueue, event_queue_subscriber: IslandEventSubscriber
 ):
-    event_queue.subscribe(topic=IslandEventTopic.AGENT_CONNECTED, subscriber=event_queue_subscriber)
+    event_queue.subscribe(
+        topic=IslandEventTopic.RESET_AGENT_CONFIGURATION, subscriber=event_queue_subscriber
+    )
     event_queue.subscribe(
         topic=IslandEventTopic.CLEAR_SIMULATION_DATA, subscriber=event_queue_subscriber
     )
@@ -43,16 +45,39 @@ def test_subscribe_publish(
 
     assert event_queue_subscriber.call_count == 2
     assert event_queue_subscriber.call_topics == {
-        IslandEventTopic.AGENT_CONNECTED.name,
+        IslandEventTopic.RESET_AGENT_CONFIGURATION.name,
         IslandEventTopic.CLEAR_SIMULATION_DATA.name,
     }
 
 
+def test_subscribe_publish__with_event_body(
+    event_queue: IIslandEventQueue, event_queue_subscriber: IslandEventSubscriber
+):
+    class MyCallable:
+        call_count = 0
+        event = None
+
+        def __call__(self, event):
+            MyCallable.call_count += 1
+            MyCallable.event = event
+
+    event = "my event!"
+    my_callable = MyCallable()
+    event_queue.subscribe(topic=IslandEventTopic.AGENT_CONNECTED, subscriber=my_callable)
+
+    event_queue.publish(topic=IslandEventTopic.AGENT_CONNECTED, event=event)
+    event_queue.publish(topic=IslandEventTopic.CLEAR_SIMULATION_DATA)
+    event_queue.publish(topic=IslandEventTopic.RESET_AGENT_CONFIGURATION)
+
+    assert my_callable.call_count == 1
+    assert my_callable.event == event
+
+
 def test_keep_subscriber_in_scope(event_queue: IIslandEventQueue):
     class MyCallable:
         called = False
 
-        def __call__(self, event: Any):
+        def __call__(self):
             MyCallable.called = True
 
     def subscribe():