diff --git a/event/event.go b/event/event.go
index f87314d..313f24c 100644
--- a/event/event.go
+++ b/event/event.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ type Event struct {
 	PubKey    string `json:"pubkey"`
 	CreatedAt uint32 `json:"created_at"`
 
-	Kind uint8 `json:"kind"`
+	Kind int `json:"kind"`
 
 	Tags    Tags   `json:"tags"`
 	Content string `json:"content"`
diff --git a/filter/filter.go b/filter/filter.go
index 127826a..5a81250 100644
--- a/filter/filter.go
+++ b/filter/filter.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import "github.com/fiatjaf/go-nostr/event"
 type EventFilter struct {
 	ID         string   `json:"id,omitempty"`
 	Author     string   `json:"author,omitempty"`
-	Kind       *uint8   `json:"kind,omitempty"`
+	Kind       *int     `json:"kind,omitempty"`
 	Authors    []string `json:"authors,omitempty"`
 	TagEvent   string   `json:"#e,omitempty"`
 	TagProfile string   `json:"#p,omitempty"`