diff --git a/event.js b/event.js
index ee67648..84853e4 100644
--- a/event.js
+++ b/event.js
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ export function validateEvent(event) {
 }
 
 export function verifySignature(event) {
-  if (!validateEvent(event)) return false
   return secp256k1.schnorr.verify(event.sig, event.id, event.pubkey)
 }
 
diff --git a/filter.js b/filter.js
index cfc2651..2ca4572 100644
--- a/filter.js
+++ b/filter.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 export function matchFilter(filter, event) {
   if (filter.id && event.id !== filter.id) return false
-  if (filter.kind && event.kind !== filter.kind) return false
-  if (filter.author && event.pubkey !== filter.author) return false
+  if (typeof filter.kind === 'number' && event.kind !== filter.kind) return false
   if (filter.authors && filter.authors.indexOf(event.pubkey) === -1)
     return false
   if (
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index d3010f1..200e692 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {relayPool} from './pool'
 import {
   getBlankEvent,
   signEvent,
+  validateEvent,
   verifySignature,
   serializeEvent,
   getEventHash
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ export {
   relayConnect,
   relayPool,
   signEvent,
+  validateEvent,
   verifySignature,
   serializeEvent,
   getEventHash,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 008a34c..db142b5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "nostr-tools",
-  "version": "0.15.0",
+  "version": "0.15.1",
   "description": "Tools for making a Nostr client.",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/relay.js b/relay.js
index 27dd94d..9320ed9 100644
--- a/relay.js
+++ b/relay.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import 'websocket-polyfill'
 
-import {verifySignature} from './event'
+import {verifySignature, validateEvent} from './event'
 import {matchFilters} from './filter'
 
 export function normalizeRelayURL(url) {
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ export function relayConnect(url, onNotice = () => {}, onError = () => {}) {
           let event = data[2]
 
           if (
-            (await verifySignature(event)) &&
+            validateEvent(event) &&
+            verifySignature(event) &&
             channels[channel] &&
             matchFilters(openSubs[channel], event)
           ) {