diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e2cfefca..aa185c8f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@mojaloop/central-services-shared",
-  "version": "8.6.4",
+  "version": "8.7.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
@@ -541,9 +541,9 @@
       }
     },
     "@mojaloop/event-sdk": {
-      "version": "8.6.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@mojaloop/event-sdk/-/event-sdk-8.6.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-vzxOQ5JzBgXHE9HU3we4Lad1a9DxJN/qpp5IwHPwxFZy3hEDzyOy32ib4RKh4CEu5umFIg9FL1qWjGkBgdnxFw==",
+      "version": "8.6.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@mojaloop/event-sdk/-/event-sdk-8.6.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ZeQffxnRNU7+/2PF2viuje2F5cz5EvvDkfajYZJtL9SBPxPqHlXxEV+J3FmHsM8JMDMr5j8rDwz++mVCyYj8Kw==",
       "requires": {
         "@grpc/proto-loader": "0.5.3",
         "@mojaloop/central-services-logger": "8.6.0",
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@
         "grpc": "1.24.2",
         "lodash": "4.17.15",
         "moment": "2.24.0",
-        "parse-strings-in-object": "1.2.0",
+        "parse-strings-in-object": "2.0.0",
         "protobufjs": "6.8.8",
         "rc": "1.2.8",
         "serialize-error": "4.1.0",
@@ -561,6 +561,13 @@
         "traceparent": "1.0.0",
         "tslib": "1.10.0",
         "uuid4": "1.1.4"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "parse-strings-in-object": {
+          "version": "2.0.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/parse-strings-in-object/-/parse-strings-in-object-2.0.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-hb50xDyEo8boMtyzB1IdVE4KcTNVbIirk/ZqC8na1irOf/70DyZS30y1FIIAUe9jyHJk9s2QoZ4aBNHR9NXHsg=="
+        }
       }
     },
     "@mojaloop/sdk-standard-components": {
@@ -692,9 +699,9 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-1w52Nyx4Gq47uuu0EVcsHBxZFJgurQ+rTKS3qMHxR1GY2T8c2AJYd6vZoZ9q1rupaDjU0yT+Jc2XTyXkjeMA+Q=="
     },
     "@types/node": {
-      "version": "10.17.6",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-10.17.6.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-0a2X6cgN3RdPBL2MIlR6Lt0KlM7fOFsutuXcdglcOq6WvLnYXgPQSh0Mx6tO1KCAE8MxbHSOSTWDoUxRq+l3DA=="
+      "version": "10.17.8",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-10.17.8.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-FeTtEwXbQa187ABpeEQoO7pq3dHgE85FmAUExx2sKO6U1/MYrLTYv+BIMcgVbQ66WjI4w+Ni+5HJtY+gHgWnPg=="
     },
     "@types/protobufjs": {
       "version": "6.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c96434df..2eb4f02e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 {
   "name": "@mojaloop/central-services-shared",
-  "version": "8.6.4",
+  "version": "8.7.0",
   "description": "Shared code for central services",
   "main": "src/index.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "npm run test:unit | faucet",
+    "test": "npm run test:unit | npx faucet",
     "pretest": "standard",
     "standard": "standard",
     "test:unit": "tapes 'test/unit/**/**.test.js'",
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     "@hapi/catbox-memory": "4.1.1",
     "@mojaloop/central-services-error-handling": "8.6.2",
     "@mojaloop/central-services-logger": "8.6.0",
-    "@mojaloop/event-sdk": "8.6.1",
+    "@mojaloop/event-sdk": "8.6.2",
     "axios": "0.19.0",
     "base64url": "3.0.1",
     "clone": "2.1.2",
diff --git a/test/unit/util/hapi/plugins/eventPlugin.test.js b/test/unit/util/hapi/plugins/eventPlugin.test.js
index 4363d698..4b200dbd 100644
--- a/test/unit/util/hapi/plugins/eventPlugin.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/util/hapi/plugins/eventPlugin.test.js
@@ -98,13 +98,14 @@ Test('Event plugin test', async (pluginTest) => {
           tags: ['sampled']
         }
       })
-
+      const traceId = '9732ca939fbd9f755b5bc07c227c4cd5'
+      const spanId = '74c6557725f1f0e1'
       const response = await server.inject({
         method: 'POST',
         url: '/',
         headers: {
-          tracestate: 'acmevendor=12312312', 
-          traceparent: '00-9732ca939fbd9f755b5bc07c227c4cd5-acd6fbed1e66219c-00'
+          tracestate: `acmevendor=${spanId}`,
+          traceparent: `00-${traceId}-${spanId}-00`
         }
       })
 
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ Test('Event plugin test', async (pluginTest) => {
       assert.ok(span.isFinished)
       assert.equal(span.spanContext.service, 'test_route')
       assert.equal(span.spanContext.traceId, '9732ca939fbd9f755b5bc07c227c4cd5')
-      assert.equal(span.spanContext.parentSpanId, 'acd6fbed1e66219c')
+      assert.equal(span.spanContext.parentSpanId, spanId)
 
       assert.end()
     } catch (e) {