diff --git a/griptape/events/event_listener.py b/griptape/events/event_listener.py
index 704e20d32..df4a2668a 100644
--- a/griptape/events/event_listener.py
+++ b/griptape/events/event_listener.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def __exit__(self, type, value, traceback) -> None:  # noqa: ANN001, A002
     def publish_event(self, event: T, *, flush: bool = False) -> None:
         event_types = self.event_types
 
-        if event_types is None or type(event) in event_types:
+        if event_types is None or any(isinstance(event, event_type) for event_type in event_types):
             handled_event = event
             if self.handler is not None:
                 handled_event = self.handler(event)