diff --git a/solanaceae/toxcore/tox_event_interface.hpp b/solanaceae/toxcore/tox_event_interface.hpp
index b5ca36e..ea68f2d 100644
--- a/solanaceae/toxcore/tox_event_interface.hpp
+++ b/solanaceae/toxcore/tox_event_interface.hpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <tox/tox_events.h>
 
 #include <string_view>
+#include <vector>
 
 // defines the full event interface for tox event subscription
 struct ToxEventI {
@@ -63,12 +64,41 @@ struct ToxEventI {
 };
 
 // defines the interface where to subscribe
+// tox event enum is defined differently than what we expect for utils
 struct ToxEventProviderI {
 	static constexpr const char* version {"2"};
 
+	using enumType = Tox_Event_Type;
+
+	// TODO: keep in sync with utils
+	struct SubscriptionReference {
+		ToxEventProviderI& _ep;
+		ToxEventI* _object {nullptr};
+		std::vector<enumType> _subs;
+
+		SubscriptionReference(ToxEventProviderI& ep, ToxEventI* object) :
+			_ep(ep), _object(object)
+		{
+		}
+
+		~SubscriptionReference(void) {
+			for (const enumType et : _subs) {
+				_ep.unsubscribe(_object, et);
+			}
+		}
+
+		SubscriptionReference& subscribe(const enumType event_type) {
+			_ep.subscribe(_object, event_type);
+			_subs.push_back(event_type);
+			return *this;
+		}
+	};
+
+
 	virtual ~ToxEventProviderI(void) {}
-	// TODO: unsub
+
 	virtual void subscribe(ToxEventI* object, const Tox_Event_Type event_type) = 0;
+	virtual void unsubscribe(ToxEventI* object, const Tox_Event_Type event_type) = 0;
 };
 
 constexpr Tox_Event_Type tox_event_from_string(const std::string_view str) {
diff --git a/solanaceae/toxcore/tox_event_logger.cpp b/solanaceae/toxcore/tox_event_logger.cpp
index 70d26ff..97335b9 100644
--- a/solanaceae/toxcore/tox_event_logger.cpp
+++ b/solanaceae/toxcore/tox_event_logger.cpp
@@ -176,7 +176,8 @@ bool ToxEventLogger::onToxEvent(const Tox_Event_Group_Custom_Packet*) {
 }
 
 bool ToxEventLogger::onToxEvent(const Tox_Event_Group_Custom_Private_Packet*) {
-	_out << "TOX_EVENT: " << tox_event_to_string(TOX_EVENT_GROUP_CUSTOM_PRIVATE_PACKET) << "\n";
+	// too spammy for now
+	//_out << "TOX_EVENT: " << tox_event_to_string(TOX_EVENT_GROUP_CUSTOM_PRIVATE_PACKET) << "\n";
 	return false;
 }
 
diff --git a/solanaceae/toxcore/tox_event_provider_base.cpp b/solanaceae/toxcore/tox_event_provider_base.cpp
index aea77bf..dbd4653 100644
--- a/solanaceae/toxcore/tox_event_provider_base.cpp
+++ b/solanaceae/toxcore/tox_event_provider_base.cpp
@@ -77,3 +77,13 @@ void ToxEventProviderBase::subscribe(ToxEventI* object, const Tox_Event_Type eve
 	_subscribers.at(event_type).push_back(object);
 }
 
+void ToxEventProviderBase::unsubscribe(ToxEventI* object, const Tox_Event_Type event_type) {
+	auto& o_vec = _subscribers.at(static_cast<size_t>(event_type));
+	for (auto o_it = o_vec.cbegin(); o_it != o_vec.cend(); o_it++) {
+		if (*o_it == object) {
+			o_vec.erase(o_it);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
diff --git a/solanaceae/toxcore/tox_event_provider_base.hpp b/solanaceae/toxcore/tox_event_provider_base.hpp
index 2f4dcf2..7fc9239 100644
--- a/solanaceae/toxcore/tox_event_provider_base.hpp
+++ b/solanaceae/toxcore/tox_event_provider_base.hpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ struct ToxEventProviderBase : public ToxEventProviderI {
 
 	public: // event provider
 		virtual void subscribe(ToxEventI* object, const Tox_Event_Type event_type) override;
+		virtual void unsubscribe(ToxEventI* object, const Tox_Event_Type event_type) override;
 
 	protected:
 		std::array<std::vector<ToxEventI*>, 256> _subscribers; // rn 39 event types