diff --git a/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/python/test/test_session.py b/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/python/test/test_session.py
index eabacc023..3b568daf5 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/python/test/test_session.py
+++ b/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/python/test/test_session.py
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ class TestSession(object):
             if name is None:
                 i += 1
                 if i > 2:
+                    s.send(Packet.EVENT, name="event", message={"late": b'1'})
                     s.send(Packet.EVENT_CONFIRM)
                     s.send(Packet.EVENT_CONFIRM)
                     break
diff --git a/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/python/vici/session.py b/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/python/vici/session.py
index e98d10133..79f2bda81 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/python/vici/session.py
+++ b/src/libcharon/plugins/vici/python/vici/session.py
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ class Session(CommandWrappers, object):
             raise EventUnknownException(
                 "Unknown event type '{event}'".format(event=event_type)
             )
-        elif response.response_type != Packet.EVENT_CONFIRM:
+        while response.response_type == Packet.EVENT:
+            response = Packet.parse(self.transport.receive())
+        if response.response_type != Packet.EVENT_CONFIRM:
             raise SessionException(
                 "Unexpected response type {type}, "
                 "expected '{confirm}' (EVENT_CONFIRM)".format(