diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/event_queue/i_island_event_queue.py b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/event_queue/i_island_event_queue.py
index cc81f8e26..bf1fcf2cc 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/event_queue/i_island_event_queue.py
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/event_queue/i_island_event_queue.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from enum import Enum, auto
-from typing import Any
 
 from . import IslandEventSubscriber
 
@@ -29,12 +28,12 @@ class IIslandEventQueue(ABC):
         pass
 
     @abstractmethod
-    def publish(self, topic: IslandEventTopic, event: Any = None):
+    def publish(self, topic: IslandEventTopic, **kwargs):
         """
         Publishes an event topic with the given data
 
         :param topic: Event topic to publish
-        :param event: Event data to publish
+        :param **kwargs: Event data to publish
         """
 
         pass
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 3cf1399c9..8f7759072 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
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import logging
-from typing import Any
 
 from pubsub.core import Publisher
 
@@ -18,11 +17,11 @@ class PyPubSubIslandEventQueue(IIslandEventQueue):
         topic_name = topic.name  # needs to be a string for pypubsub
         self._pypubsub_publisher_wrapper.subscribe(topic_name, subscriber)
 
-    def publish(self, topic: IslandEventTopic, event: Any = None):
+    def publish(self, topic: IslandEventTopic, **kwargs):
         topic_name = topic.name  # needs to be a string for pypubsub
         logger.debug(f"Publishing {topic_name} event")
 
-        if event is None:
-            self._pypubsub_publisher_wrapper.publish(topic_name)
-        else:
-            self._pypubsub_publisher_wrapper.publish(topic_name, event=event)
+        # if event is None:
+        # self._pypubsub_publisher_wrapper.publish(topic_name)
+        # else:
+        self._pypubsub_publisher_wrapper.publish(topic_name, **kwargs)