diff --git a/gateway/events.go b/gateway/events.go
index 3446321..7b98889 100644
--- a/gateway/events.go
+++ b/gateway/events.go
@@ -230,7 +230,9 @@ type (
 // https://discordapp.com/developers/docs/topics/gateway#presence
 type (
 	// Clients may only update their game status 5 times per 20 seconds.
-	PresenceUpdateEvent   discord.Presence
+	PresenceUpdateEvent struct {
+		discord.Presence
+	}
 	PresencesReplaceEvent []discord.Presence
 
 	// SessionsReplaceEvent is an undocumented user event. It's likely used for
@@ -260,12 +262,16 @@ type (
 		Member  *discord.Member   `json:"member,omitempty"`
 	}
 
-	UserUpdateEvent discord.User
+	UserUpdateEvent struct {
+		discord.User
+	}
 )
 
 // https://discordapp.com/developers/docs/topics/gateway#voice
 type (
-	VoiceStateUpdateEvent  discord.VoiceState
+	VoiceStateUpdateEvent struct {
+		discord.VoiceState
+	}
 	VoiceServerUpdateEvent struct {
 		Token    string            `json:"token"`
 		GuildID  discord.Snowflake `json:"guild_id"`
@@ -283,15 +289,23 @@ type (
 
 // Undocumented
 type (
-	UserGuildSettingsUpdateEvent UserGuildSettings
-	UserSettingsUpdateEvent      UserSettings
-	UserNoteUpdateEvent          struct {
+	UserGuildSettingsUpdateEvent struct {
+		UserGuildSettings
+	}
+	UserSettingsUpdateEvent struct {
+		UserSettings
+	}
+	UserNoteUpdateEvent struct {
 		ID   discord.Snowflake `json:"id"`
 		Note string            `json:"note"`
 	}
 )
 
 type (
-	RelationshipAdd    Relationship
-	RelationshipRemove Relationship
+	RelationshipAdd struct {
+		Relationship
+	}
+	RelationshipRemove struct {
+		Relationship
+	}
 )
diff --git a/state/state_events.go b/state/state_events.go
index 739d3bd..e8dfe34 100644
--- a/state/state_events.go
+++ b/state/state_events.go
@@ -224,8 +224,7 @@ func (s *State) onEvent(iface interface{}) {
 		})
 
 	case *gateway.PresenceUpdateEvent:
-		presence := (*discord.Presence)(ev)
-		if err := s.Store.PresenceSet(ev.GuildID, presence); err != nil {
+		if err := s.Store.PresenceSet(ev.GuildID, &ev.Presence); err != nil {
 			s.stateErr(err, "Failed to update presence in state")
 		}
 
@@ -243,23 +242,23 @@ func (s *State) onEvent(iface interface{}) {
 	case *gateway.UserGuildSettingsUpdateEvent:
 		for i, ugs := range s.Ready.UserGuildSettings {
 			if ugs.GuildID == ev.GuildID {
-				s.Ready.UserGuildSettings[i] = gateway.UserGuildSettings(*ev)
+				s.Ready.UserGuildSettings[i] = ev.UserGuildSettings
 			}
 		}
 
 	case *gateway.UserSettingsUpdateEvent:
-		s.Ready.Settings = (*gateway.UserSettings)(ev)
+		s.Ready.Settings = &ev.UserSettings
 
 	case *gateway.UserNoteUpdateEvent:
 		s.Ready.Notes[ev.ID] = ev.Note
 
 	case *gateway.UserUpdateEvent:
-		if err := s.Store.MyselfSet((*discord.User)(ev)); err != nil {
+		if err := s.Store.MyselfSet(&ev.User); err != nil {
 			s.stateErr(err, "Failed to update myself from USER_UPDATE")
 		}
 
 	case *gateway.VoiceStateUpdateEvent:
-		vs := (*discord.VoiceState)(ev)
+		vs := &ev.VoiceState
 		if vs.ChannelID == 0 {
 			if err := s.Store.VoiceStateRemove(vs.GuildID, vs.UserID); err != nil {
 				s.stateErr(err, "Failed to remove voice state from state")