diff --git a/relay.pid b/relay.pid
index 7556ecf..c919652 100644
--- a/relay.pid
+++ b/relay.pid
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3579819
+646463
diff --git a/src/main.h b/src/main.h
index 0701621..088bb96 100644
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
 #define MAIN_H
 
 // Version information (auto-updated by build system)
-#define VERSION "v0.7.31"
+#define VERSION "v0.7.32"
 #define VERSION_MAJOR 0
 #define VERSION_MINOR 7
-#define VERSION_PATCH 31
+#define VERSION_PATCH 32
 
 // Relay metadata (authoritative source for NIP-11 information)
 #define RELAY_NAME "C-Relay"
diff --git a/src/websockets.c b/src/websockets.c
index 8e72c8f..4af91e2 100644
--- a/src/websockets.c
+++ b/src/websockets.c
@@ -678,16 +678,24 @@ static int nostr_relay_callback(struct lws *wsi, enum lws_callback_reasons reaso
                                                     }
                                                 }
                                             } else {
-                                                DEBUG_TRACE("Storing regular event in database");
-                                                // Regular event - store in database and broadcast
-                                                if (store_event(event) != 0) {
-                                                    DEBUG_ERROR("Failed to store event in database");
-                                                    result = -1;
-                                                    strncpy(error_message, "error: failed to store event", sizeof(error_message) - 1);
-                                                } else {
-                                                    DEBUG_LOG("Event stored and broadcast (kind %d)", event_kind);
-                                                    // Broadcast event to matching persistent subscriptions
+                                                // Check if this is an ephemeral event (kinds 20000-29999)
+                                                // Per NIP-01: ephemeral events are broadcast but never stored
+                                                if (event_kind >= 20000 && event_kind < 30000) {
+                                                    DEBUG_TRACE("Ephemeral event (kind %d) - broadcasting without storage", event_kind);
+                                                    // Broadcast directly to subscriptions without database storage
                                                     broadcast_event_to_subscriptions(event);
+                                                } else {
+                                                    DEBUG_TRACE("Storing regular event in database");
+                                                    // Regular event - store in database and broadcast
+                                                    if (store_event(event) != 0) {
+                                                        DEBUG_ERROR("Failed to store event in database");
+                                                        result = -1;
+                                                        strncpy(error_message, "error: failed to store event", sizeof(error_message) - 1);
+                                                    } else {
+                                                        DEBUG_LOG("Event stored and broadcast (kind %d)", event_kind);
+                                                        // Broadcast event to matching persistent subscriptions
+                                                        broadcast_event_to_subscriptions(event);
+                                                    }
                                                 }
                                             }
                                         } else {
diff --git a/tests/ephemeral_test.sh b/tests/ephemeral_test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c668f9a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ephemeral_test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Simplified Ephemeral Event Test
+# Tests that ephemeral events are broadcast to active subscriptions
+
+echo "=== Generating Ephemeral Event (kind 20000) ==="
+event=$(nak event --kind 20000 --content "test ephemeral event")
+echo "$event"
+echo ""
+
+echo "=== Testing Ephemeral Event Broadcast ==="
+subscription='["REQ","test_sub",{"kinds":[20000],"limit":10}]'
+echo "Subscription Filter:"
+echo "$subscription"
+echo ""
+
+event_msg='["EVENT",'"$event"']'
+echo "Event Message:"
+echo "$event_msg"
+echo ""
+
+echo "=== Relay Responses ==="
+(
+    # Send subscription
+    printf "%s\n" "$subscription"
+    # Wait for subscription to establish
+    sleep 1
+    # Send ephemeral event on same connection
+    printf "%s\n" "$event_msg"
+    # Wait for responses
+    sleep 2
+) | timeout 5 websocat ws://127.0.0.1:8888
+
+echo ""
+echo "Test complete!"