diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 43a7728..3360404 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "cordis",
   "description": "AOP Framework for Modern JavaScript Applications",
-  "version": "1.3.0",
+  "version": "1.3.1",
   "main": "lib/index.cjs",
   "module": "lib/index.ejs",
   "typings": "lib/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/src/context.ts b/src/context.ts
index a9ef144..14b0f75 100644
--- a/src/context.ts
+++ b/src/context.ts
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export namespace Context {
         if (oldValue === value) return
         this.app[privateKey] = value
         if (typeof name !== 'string') return
-        this.emit('service', name, oldValue)
+        this.emit('internal/service', name, oldValue)
         const action = value ? oldValue ? 'changed' : 'enabled' : 'disabled'
         this.emit('logger/debug', 'service', name, action)
       },
diff --git a/src/lifecycle.ts b/src/lifecycle.ts
index 89ae558..0ab213f 100644
--- a/src/lifecycle.ts
+++ b/src/lifecycle.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export class Lifecycle {
   _hooks: Record<keyof any, [Context, (...args: any[]) => any][]> = {}
 
   constructor(private ctx: Context, private config: Lifecycle.Config) {
-    (this as Lifecycle.Delegates).on('hook', (name, listener, prepend) => {
+    (this as Lifecycle.Delegates).on('internal/hook', (name, listener, prepend) => {
       const method = prepend ? 'unshift' : 'push'
       const { runtime, disposables } = this.caller.state
       if (name === 'ready' && this.isActive) {
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ export class Lifecycle {
 
   on(name: EventName, listener: Function, prepend = false) {
     // handle special events
-    const result = this.bail('hook', name, listener, prepend)
+    const result = this.bail('internal/hook', name, listener, prepend)
     if (result) return result
 
     const hooks = this._hooks[name] ||= []
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ export interface Events {
   'ready'(): Awaitable<void>
   'fork': Plugin.Function
   'dispose'(): Awaitable<void>
-  'service'(name: string, oldValue: any): void
-  'config'(state: Plugin.Fork, config: any): void
-  'hook'(name: string, listener: Function, prepend: boolean): () => boolean
+  'internal/service'(name: string, oldValue: any): void
+  'internal/update'(state: Plugin.Fork, config: any): void
+  'internal/hook'(name: string, listener: Function, prepend: boolean): () => boolean
 }
diff --git a/src/plugin.ts b/src/plugin.ts
index b7f596f..7c5bb8f 100644
--- a/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/src/plugin.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export namespace Plugin {
 
     abstract dispose(): boolean
     abstract restart(): void
-    abstract update(config: any): void
+    abstract update(config: any, manual: boolean): void
 
     constructor(public parent: Context, public config: any) {
       this.context = parent.fork({ state: this })
@@ -78,11 +78,13 @@ export namespace Plugin {
       }
     }
 
-    update(config: any) {
+    update(config: any, manual = false) {
       const oldConfig = this.config
       const resolved = Registry.validate(this.runtime.plugin, config)
       this.config = resolved
-      this.context.emit('config', this, config)
+      if (!manual) {
+        this.context.emit('internal/update', this, config)
+      }
       if (this.runtime.isForkable) {
         this.restart()
       } else if (this.runtime.config === oldConfig) {
@@ -147,7 +149,7 @@ export namespace Plugin {
       }
 
       if (this.using.length) {
-        const dispose = this.context.on('service', (name) => {
+        const dispose = this.context.on('internal/service', (name) => {
           if (!this.using.includes(name)) return
           this.restart()
         })
@@ -187,7 +189,7 @@ export namespace Plugin {
       }
     }
 
-    update(config: any) {
+    update(config: any, manual = false) {
       if (this.isForkable) {
         this.context.emit('logger/warn', 'app', `attempting to update forkable plugin "${this.plugin.name}", which may lead unexpected behavior`)
       }
@@ -197,7 +199,9 @@ export namespace Plugin {
       for (const fork of this.children) {
         if (fork.config !== oldConfig) continue
         fork.config = resolved
-        this.context.emit('config', fork, config)
+        if (!manual) {
+          this.context.emit('internal/update', fork, config)
+        }
       }
       this.restart()
     }