diff --git a/apps/cron/20260201-000000/bun.lock b/apps/cron/20260201-000000/bun.lock
index 3b839ad..eae4803 100644
--- a/apps/cron/20260201-000000/bun.lock
+++ b/apps/cron/20260201-000000/bun.lock
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
       "dependencies": {
         "@because/forge": "^0.0.1",
         "@because/hype": "^0.0.2",
-        "@because/toes": "^0.0.6",
+        "@because/toes": "^0.0.7",
         "croner": "^9.1.0",
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -20,7 +20,9 @@
 
     "@because/hype": ["@because/hype@0.0.2", "https://npm.nose.space/@because/hype/-/hype-0.0.2.tgz", { "dependencies": { "hono": "^4.10.4", "kleur": "^4.1.5" }, "peerDependencies": { "typescript": "^5" } }, "sha512-fdKeII6USGC1loVVj+tPz086cKz+Bm+XozNee3NOnK4VP+q4yNPP2Fq1Yujw5xeDYE+ZvJn40gKwlngRvmX2hA=="],
 
-    "@because/toes": ["@because/toes@0.0.6", "https://npm.nose.space/@because/toes/-/toes-0.0.6.tgz", { "dependencies": { "@because/forge": "^0.0.1", "@because/hype": "^0.0.2", "commander": "^14.0.2", "diff": "^8.0.3", "kleur": "^4.1.5" }, "peerDependencies": { "typescript": "^5.9.2" }, "bin": { "toes": "src/cli/index.ts" } }, "sha512-37x3E1qtG6yhF6Cm9DtevCb02t3KbPTBvG/ysonVgA8RGQqV/vagOF4/CNLiVXioEweM5RWtrqOtYtTMqOjufA=="],
+    "@because/sneaker": ["@because/sneaker@0.0.1", "https://npm.nose.space/@because/sneaker/-/sneaker-0.0.1.tgz", { "dependencies": { "hono": "^4.9.8", "unique-names-generator": "^4.7.1" }, "peerDependencies": { "typescript": "^5" } }, "sha512-rN9hc13ofap+7SvfShJkTJQYBcViCiElyfb8FBMzP1SKIe8B71csZeLh+Ujye/5538ojWfM/5hRRPJ+Aa/0A+g=="],
+
+    "@because/toes": ["@because/toes@0.0.7", "https://npm.nose.space/@because/toes/-/toes-0.0.7.tgz", { "dependencies": { "@because/forge": "^0.0.1", "@because/hype": "^0.0.2", "@because/sneaker": "^0.0.1", "commander": "^14.0.3", "diff": "^8.0.3", "kleur": "^4.1.5" }, "peerDependencies": { "typescript": "^5.9.3" }, "bin": { "toes": "src/cli/index.ts" } }, "sha512-TZJvJIZ1qDvsixfej5GG6huwnTTKIFuG7GQ+YaOursw0f5wCgrAVQ/QhYzzszNdQsGJhErGcpyDXf8I/lCQxAw=="],
 
     "@types/bun": ["@types/bun@1.3.8", "https://npm.nose.space/@types/bun/-/bun-1.3.8.tgz", { "dependencies": { "bun-types": "1.3.8" } }, "sha512-3LvWJ2q5GerAXYxO2mffLTqOzEu5qnhEAlh48Vnu8WQfnmSwbgagjGZV6BoHKJztENYEDn6QmVd949W4uESRJA=="],
 
@@ -41,5 +43,7 @@
     "typescript": ["typescript@5.9.3", "https://npm.nose.space/typescript/-/typescript-5.9.3.tgz", { "bin": { "tsc": "bin/tsc", "tsserver": "bin/tsserver" } }, "sha512-jl1vZzPDinLr9eUt3J/t7V6FgNEw9QjvBPdysz9KfQDD41fQrC2Y4vKQdiaUpFT4bXlb1RHhLpp8wtm6M5TgSw=="],
 
     "undici-types": ["undici-types@7.16.0", "https://npm.nose.space/undici-types/-/undici-types-7.16.0.tgz", {}, "sha512-Zz+aZWSj8LE6zoxD+xrjh4VfkIG8Ya6LvYkZqtUQGJPZjYl53ypCaUwWqo7eI0x66KBGeRo+mlBEkMSeSZ38Nw=="],
+
+    "unique-names-generator": ["unique-names-generator@4.7.1", "https://npm.nose.space/unique-names-generator/-/unique-names-generator-4.7.1.tgz", {}, "sha512-lMx9dX+KRmG8sq6gulYYpKWZc9RlGsgBR6aoO8Qsm3qvkSJ+3rAymr+TnV8EDMrIrwuFJ4kruzMWM/OpYzPoow=="],
   }
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8043b76..20f29ed 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@because/toes",
-  "version": "0.0.7",
+  "version": "0.0.8",
   "description": "personal web appliance - turn it on and forget about the cloud",
   "module": "src/index.ts",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/src/tools/events.ts b/src/tools/events.ts
index 30e6f0b..668a647 100644
--- a/src/tools/events.ts
+++ b/src/tools/events.ts
@@ -11,32 +11,59 @@ interface Listener {
 
 const _listeners = new Set<Listener>()
 
-let _es: EventSource | undefined
+let _abort: AbortController | undefined
+let _connected = false
 
 function ensureConnection() {
-  if (_es && _es.readyState !== EventSource.CLOSED) return
-  if (_es) _es.close()
+  if (_connected) return
+  _connected = true
   const url = `${process.env.TOES_URL}/api/events/stream`
-  _es = new EventSource(url)
+  _abort = new AbortController()
 
-  _es.onerror = () => {
-    if (_es?.readyState === EventSource.CLOSED) {
-      console.warn('[toes] Event stream closed, reconnecting...')
-      _es = undefined
-      if (_listeners.size > 0) ensureConnection()
-    }
-  }
+  fetch(url, { signal: _abort.signal })
+    .then(async (res) => {
+      const reader = res.body!.getReader()
+      const decoder = new TextDecoder()
+      let buf = ''
 
-  _es.onmessage = (msg) => {
-    try {
-      const event: ToesEvent = JSON.parse(msg.data)
-      _listeners.forEach(l => {
-        if (l.types.includes(event.type)) l.callback(event)
-      })
-    } catch (e) {
-      console.warn('[toes] Failed to parse event:', e)
-    }
+      while (true) {
+        const { done, value } = await reader.read()
+        if (done) break
+        buf += decoder.decode(value, { stream: true })
+
+        const lines = buf.split('\n')
+        buf = lines.pop()!
+        for (const line of lines) {
+          if (!line.startsWith('data: ')) continue
+          try {
+            const event: ToesEvent = JSON.parse(line.slice(6))
+            _listeners.forEach(l => {
+              if (l.types.includes(event.type)) l.callback(event)
+            })
+          } catch (e) {
+            console.warn('[toes] Failed to parse event:', e)
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    })
+    .catch((e) => {
+      if (e.name === 'AbortError') return
+      console.warn('[toes] Event stream error, reconnecting...', e.message)
+    })
+    .finally(() => {
+      _connected = false
+      if (_listeners.size > 0) {
+        setTimeout(ensureConnection, 1000)
+      }
+    })
+}
+
+function closeConnection() {
+  if (_abort) {
+    _abort.abort()
+    _abort = undefined
   }
+  _connected = false
 }
 
 export function on(type: ToesEventType | ToesEventType[], callback: EventCallback): () => void {
@@ -49,9 +76,6 @@ export function on(type: ToesEventType | ToesEventType[], callback: EventCallbac
 
   return () => {
     _listeners.delete(listener)
-    if (_listeners.size === 0 && _es) {
-      _es.close()
-      _es = undefined
-    }
+    if (_listeners.size === 0) closeConnection()
   }
 }