diff --git a/services/eventhistory/pkg/service/service.go b/services/eventhistory/pkg/service/service.go
index 7f972ad79e..b95a24d386 100644
--- a/services/eventhistory/pkg/service/service.go
+++ b/services/eventhistory/pkg/service/service.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package service
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"regexp"
 
@@ -13,6 +14,13 @@ import (
 	"go-micro.dev/v4/store"
 )
 
+// StoreEvent is data structure in the store
+type StoreEvent struct {
+	ID    string
+	Type  string
+	Event []byte
+}
+
 // EventHistoryService is the service responsible for event history
 type EventHistoryService struct {
 	ch    <-chan events.Event
@@ -41,9 +49,18 @@ func NewEventHistoryService(cfg *config.Config, consumer events.Consumer, store
 // StoreEvents consumes all events and stores them in the store. Will block
 func (eh *EventHistoryService) StoreEvents() {
 	for event := range eh.ch {
+		ev, err := json.Marshal(StoreEvent{
+			ID:    event.ID,
+			Type:  event.Type,
+			Event: event.Event.([]byte),
+		})
+		if err != nil {
+			eh.log.Error().Err(err).Str("eventid", event.ID).Msg("could not marshal event")
+			continue
+		}
 		if err := eh.store.Write(&store.Record{
 			Key:    event.ID,
-			Value:  event.Event.([]byte),
+			Value:  ev,
 			Expiry: eh.cfg.Store.RecordExpiry,
 			Metadata: map[string]interface{}{
 				"type": event.Type,
@@ -51,7 +68,7 @@ func (eh *EventHistoryService) StoreEvents() {
 		}); err != nil {
 			// we can't store. That's it for us.
 			eh.log.Error().Err(err).Str("eventid", event.ID).Msg("could not store event")
-			return
+			continue
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -59,19 +76,12 @@ func (eh *EventHistoryService) StoreEvents() {
 // GetEvents allows to retrieve events from the eventstore by id
 func (eh *EventHistoryService) GetEvents(ctx context.Context, req *ehsvc.GetEventsRequest, resp *ehsvc.GetEventsResponse) error {
 	for _, id := range req.Ids {
-		evs, err := eh.store.Read(id)
+		ev, err := eh.getEvent(id)
 		if err != nil {
-			if err != store.ErrNotFound {
-				eh.log.Error().Err(err).Str("eventid", id).Msg("could not read event")
-			}
 			continue
 		}
 
-		resp.Events = append(resp.Events, &ehmsg.Event{
-			Id:    id,
-			Event: evs[0].Value,
-			Type:  evs[0].Metadata["type"].(string),
-		})
+		resp.Events = append(resp.Events, ev)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -97,20 +107,37 @@ func (eh *EventHistoryService) GetEventsForUser(ctx context.Context, req *ehsvc.
 	}
 
 	for _, i := range idx {
-		e, err := eh.store.Read(i)
+		e, err := eh.getEvent(i)
 		if err != nil {
-			eh.log.Error().Err(err).Str("eventid", i).Msg("could not read event")
 			continue
 		}
 
-		if userID.Match(e[0].Value) {
-			resp.Events = append(resp.Events, &ehmsg.Event{
-				Id:    i,
-				Event: e[0].Value,
-				Type:  e[0].Metadata["type"].(string),
-			})
+		if userID.Match(e.Event) {
+			resp.Events = append(resp.Events, e)
 		}
 	}
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (eh *EventHistoryService) getEvent(id string) (*ehmsg.Event, error) {
+	evs, err := eh.store.Read(id)
+	if err != nil {
+		if err != store.ErrNotFound {
+			eh.log.Error().Err(err).Str("eventid", id).Msg("could not read event")
+		}
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var ev StoreEvent
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(evs[0].Value, &ev); err != nil {
+		eh.log.Error().Err(err).Str("eventid", id).Msg("could not unmarshal event")
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return &ehmsg.Event{
+		Id:    ev.ID,
+		Event: ev.Event,
+		Type:  ev.Type,
+	}, nil
+}
diff --git a/services/userlog/pkg/service/service.go b/services/userlog/pkg/service/service.go
index f3f028aad4..deda66be72 100644
--- a/services/userlog/pkg/service/service.go
+++ b/services/userlog/pkg/service/service.go
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func (ul *UserlogService) MemorizeEvents(ch <-chan events.Event) {
 func (ul *UserlogService) GetEvents(ctx context.Context, userid string) ([]*ehmsg.Event, error) {
 	rec, err := ul.store.Read(userid)
 	if err != nil && err != store.ErrNotFound {
-		ul.log.Fatal().Err(err).Str("userid", userid).Msg("failed to read record from database")
+		ul.log.Error().Err(err).Str("userid", userid).Msg("failed to read record from store")
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func (ul *UserlogService) GetEvents(ctx context.Context, userid string) ([]*ehms
 
 	var eventIDs []string
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(rec[0].Value, &eventIDs); err != nil {
-		ul.log.Fatal().Err(err).Str("userid", userid).Msg("failed to umarshal record from database")
+		ul.log.Error().Err(err).Str("userid", userid).Msg("failed to umarshal record from store")
 		return nil, err
 	}