diff --git a/locallib.php b/locallib.php
index f55d071..34fc291 100644
--- a/locallib.php
+++ b/locallib.php
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@
  * of events have all the required attributes from the townsquaresupport interface.
  *
  * @param array $subevents
- * @return int
+ * @return bool
  */
-function townsquaresupport_check_subplugin_events($subevents): int {
+function townsquaresupport_check_subplugin_events($subevents): bool {
     if (!gettype($subevents == 'array')) {
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/tests/eventcheck_test.php b/tests/eventcheck_test.php
index ec3c1ab..bdcea33 100644
--- a/tests/eventcheck_test.php
+++ b/tests/eventcheck_test.php
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ private function helper_test_set_up(): void {
             'timestart' => 123456787, 'coursemoduleid' => 16, 'eventtype' => 'eventtypeone', ];
 
         // Build different combinations of the events.
-        $this->testdata->subevents1 = [$incorrecteevent1, $correctevent1];
-        $this->testdata->subevents2 = [$incorrecteevent2, $correctevent2];
-        $this->testdata->subevents3 = [$correctevent1, $correctevent2];
+        $this->testdata->subevents1 = [(object)$incorrecteevent1, (object)$correctevent1];
+        $this->testdata->subevents2 = [(object)$incorrecteevent2, (object)$correctevent2];
+        $this->testdata->subevents3 = [(object)$correctevent1, (object)$correctevent2];
         $this->testdata->subevents4 = ['arraykey' => 'incorrectsubevent'];
     }