diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/gogo/runtime/activator/EventAdminListener.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/gogo/runtime/activator/EventAdminListener.java

index 2368ce1..dab9269 100644

--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/gogo/runtime/activator/EventAdminListener.java

+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/gogo/runtime/activator/EventAdminListener.java

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@

 package org.apache.felix.gogo.runtime.activator;

 import java.util.Properties;

+import java.util.Dictionary;

 import org.apache.felix.gogo.api.CommandSessionListener;

 import org.apache.felix.service.command.CommandSession;

@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ public class EventAdminListener implements CommandSessionListener

         if (admin != null) {

             Properties props = new Properties();

             props.setProperty("command", command.toString());

-            Event event = new Event("org/apache/felix/service/command/EXECUTING", props);

+            Event event = new Event("org/apache/felix/service/command/EXECUTING", (Dictionary)props);

             admin.postEvent(event);

         }

     }