diff --git a/py/_com.py b/py/_com.py
index 89b8356d3..f9803c854 100644
--- a/py/_com.py
+++ b/py/_com.py
@@ -51,7 +51,11 @@ class MultiCall:
             if needscall:
                 res = currentmethod(self, *self.args, **self.kwargs)
             else:
-                res = currentmethod(*self.args, **self.kwargs)
+                #try:
+                    res = currentmethod(*self.args, **self.kwargs)
+                #except TypeError:
+                #    print currentmethod.__module__, currentmethod.__name__, self.args, self.kwargs
+                #    raise
             if hasattr(self, '_ex1'):
                 self.results = [res]
                 break
@@ -152,7 +156,6 @@ class PyPlugins:
         MultiCall(self.listattr("pyevent__" + eventname), 
              *args, **kwargs).execute()
         #print "calling anonymous hooks", args, kwargs
-        MultiCall(self.listattr("pyevent"), 
-             eventname, *args, **kwargs).execute()
+        MultiCall(self.listattr("pyevent"), eventname, args, kwargs).execute()
 
 pyplugins = PyPlugins()
diff --git a/py/misc/testing/test_com.py b/py/misc/testing/test_com.py
index d265a2738..4e54fe2cb 100644
--- a/py/misc/testing/test_com.py
+++ b/py/misc/testing/test_com.py
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ class TestPyPlugins:
             def pyevent__hello(self): 
                 l.append("hellospecific")
         class api2:
-            def pyevent(self, name, *args): 
+            def pyevent(self, name, args, kwargs): 
                 if name == "hello":
                     l.append(name + "anonymous") 
         plugins.register(api1())
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ class TestPyPluginsEvents:
         plugins = PyPlugins()
         l = []
         class A:
-            def pyevent(self, name, *args, **kwargs): 
+            def pyevent(self, name, args, kwargs): 
                 if name == "name":
                     l.extend([args, kwargs])