diff --git a/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.runner.qemu/src/org/jdrupes/vmoperator/runner/qemu/QemuMonitor.java b/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.runner.qemu/src/org/jdrupes/vmoperator/runner/qemu/QemuMonitor.java
index 605b5bc..64ee787 100644
--- a/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.runner.qemu/src/org/jdrupes/vmoperator/runner/qemu/QemuMonitor.java
+++ b/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.runner.qemu/src/org/jdrupes/vmoperator/runner/qemu/QemuMonitor.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import org.jgrapes.core.Channel;
 import org.jgrapes.core.Component;
 import org.jgrapes.core.Components;
 import org.jgrapes.core.Components.Timer;
+import org.jgrapes.core.EventPipeline;
 import org.jgrapes.core.annotation.Handler;
 import org.jgrapes.core.events.Start;
 import org.jgrapes.core.events.Stop;
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ public class QemuMonitor extends Component {
 
     private static ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
 
-    @SuppressWarnings("PMD.UseConcurrentHashMap")
+    private EventPipeline rep;
     private Path socketPath;
     private int powerdownTimeout;
     private SocketIOChannel monitorChannel;
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ public class QemuMonitor extends Component {
      */
     @Handler
     public void onStart(Start event) throws IOException {
+        rep = event.associated(EventPipeline.class).get();
         if (socketPath == null) {
             return;
         }
@@ -175,7 +177,7 @@ public class QemuMonitor extends Component {
     @Handler
     public void onConnectError(ConnectError event, SocketIOChannel channel) {
         event.event().associated(QemuMonitor.class).ifPresent(qm -> {
-            fire(new Stop());
+            rep.fire(new Stop());
         });
     }
 
@@ -201,7 +203,7 @@ public class QemuMonitor extends Component {
         try {
             var response = mapper.readValue(line, ObjectNode.class);
             if (response.has("QMP")) {
-                fire(new MonitorReady());
+                rep.fire(new MonitorReady());
                 return;
             }
             if (response.has("return") || response.has("error")) {
@@ -209,11 +211,11 @@ public class QemuMonitor extends Component {
                 logger.fine(
                     () -> String.format("(Previous \"monitor(in)\" is result "
                         + "from executing %s)", executed));
-                fire(MonitorResult.from(executed, response));
+                rep.fire(MonitorResult.from(executed, response));
                 return;
             }
             if (response.has("event")) {
-                MonitorEvent.from(response).ifPresent(this::fire);
+                MonitorEvent.from(response).ifPresent(rep::fire);
             }
         } catch (JsonProcessingException e) {
             throw new IOException(e);
diff --git a/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.runner.qemu/src/org/jdrupes/vmoperator/runner/qemu/Runner.java b/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.runner.qemu/src/org/jdrupes/vmoperator/runner/qemu/Runner.java
index 84094f2..130ce68 100644
--- a/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.runner.qemu/src/org/jdrupes/vmoperator/runner/qemu/Runner.java
+++ b/org.jdrupes.vmoperator.runner.qemu/src/org/jdrupes/vmoperator/runner/qemu/Runner.java
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ import org.jdrupes.vmoperator.util.ExtendedObjectWrapper;
 import org.jdrupes.vmoperator.util.FsdUtils;
 import org.jgrapes.core.Component;
 import org.jgrapes.core.Components;
+import org.jgrapes.core.EventPipeline;
 import org.jgrapes.core.TypedIdKey;
 import org.jgrapes.core.annotation.Handler;
 import org.jgrapes.core.events.Start;
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@ public class Runner extends Component {
     private static final String SAVED_TEMPLATE = "VM.ftl.yaml";
     private static final String FW_VARS = "fw-vars.fd";
 
+    private EventPipeline rep;
     private final ObjectMapper yamlMapper = new ObjectMapper(new YAMLFactory());
     private final JsonNode defaults;
     @SuppressWarnings("PMD.UseConcurrentHashMap")
@@ -236,7 +238,7 @@ public class Runner extends Component {
             }
             logger.fine(() -> "Updating configuration");
             var newConf = yamlMapper.convertValue(c, Configuration.class);
-            fire(new ConfigureQemu(newConf, state));
+            rep.fire(new ConfigureQemu(newConf, state));
         });
     }
 
@@ -338,8 +340,10 @@ public class Runner extends Component {
      *
      * @param event the event
      */
-    @Handler
+    @Handler(priority = 100)
     public void onStart(Start event) {
+        rep = newEventPipeline();
+        event.setAssociated(EventPipeline.class, rep);
         try {
             if (config == null) {
                 // Missing configuration, fail
@@ -499,11 +503,11 @@ public class Runner extends Component {
                 logger.severe(() -> "Process " + procDef.name
                     + " has exited with value " + event.exitValue()
                     + " during startup.");
-                fire(new Stop());
+                rep.fire(new Stop());
                 return;
             }
             if (procDef.equals(qemuDefinition) && state == State.RUNNING) {
-                fire(new Stop());
+                rep.fire(new Stop());
             }
             logger.info(() -> "Process " + procDef.name
                 + " has exited with value " + event.exitValue());