diff --git a/smtpServer.ts b/smtpServer.ts
index 3fc083e..d28971d 100644
--- a/smtpServer.ts
+++ b/smtpServer.ts
@@ -202,11 +202,11 @@ async function publishNostrEvent(session: SmtpSession): Promise<boolean> {
           },
         });
       });
-      tags.push([
+      tags.push(
         ...nostrEvent.tags.filter((tag) =>
           tag[0] === "p" || tag[0] === "e" || tag[0] === "E"
         ),
-      ]);
+      );
       tags.push(["e", nostrEvent.id]);
     }
 
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ async function publishNostrEvent(session: SmtpSession): Promise<boolean> {
     };
 
     const event = finalizeEvent(
-      unsignedEvent as EventTemplate,
+      unsignedEvent,
       session.privateKey,
     );