diff --git a/src/TServer.cpp b/src/TServer.cpp
index cee40b3..85e5566 100644
--- a/src/TServer.cpp
+++ b/src/TServer.cpp
@@ -150,26 +150,18 @@ void TServer::GlobalParser(const std::weak_ptr<TClient>& Client, std::string Pac
     }
 }
 
-void TServer::HandleEvent(TClient& c, const std::string& Data) {
-    std::stringstream ss(Data);
-    std::string t, Name;
-    int a = 0;
-    while (std::getline(ss, t, ':')) {
-        switch (a) {
-        case 1:
-            Name = t;
-            break;
-        case 2:
-            LuaAPI::MP::Engine->ReportErrors(LuaAPI::MP::Engine->TriggerEvent(Name, "", c.GetID(), t));
-            break;
-        default:
-            break;
-        }
-        if (a == 2)
-            break;
-        a++;
+void TServer::HandleEvent(TClient& c, const std::string& RawData) {
+    // E:Name:Data
+    // Data is allowed to have ':'
+    auto NameDataSep = RawData.find(':', 2);
+    if (NameDataSep == std::string::npos) {
+        beammp_warn("received event in invalid format (missing ':'), got: '" + RawData + "'");
     }
+    std::string Name = RawData.substr(2, NameDataSep - 2);
+    std::string Data = RawData.substr(NameDataSep + 1);
+    LuaAPI::MP::Engine->ReportErrors(LuaAPI::MP::Engine->TriggerEvent(Name, "", c.GetID(), Data));
 }
+
 bool TServer::IsUnicycle(TClient& c, const std::string& CarJson) {
     try {
         auto Car = nlohmann::json::parse(CarJson);