diff --git a/src/main/java/canary/org/scriptcraftjs/canarymod/ScriptCraftPlugin.java b/src/main/java/canary/org/scriptcraftjs/canarymod/ScriptCraftPlugin.java
index 47665a0..080ed28 100644
--- a/src/main/java/canary/org/scriptcraftjs/canarymod/ScriptCraftPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/canary/org/scriptcraftjs/canarymod/ScriptCraftPlugin.java
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ import net.canarymod.Canary;
 import net.canarymod.api.inventory.recipes.CraftingRecipe;
 import net.canarymod.api.inventory.recipes.RecipeRow;
 import net.canarymod.api.inventory.Item;
+// event help stuff
+import net.canarymod.hook.Dispatcher;
+import net.canarymod.plugin.PluginListener;
+import net.canarymod.hook.Hook;
 
 public class ScriptCraftPlugin extends Plugin implements PluginListener, CommandListener
 {
@@ -60,6 +64,16 @@ public class ScriptCraftPlugin extends Plugin implements PluginListener, Command
         }
         return true;
     }
+    public static interface IDispatcher {
+        public void execute(PluginListener listener, Hook hook);
+    }
+    public Dispatcher getDispatcher(final IDispatcher impl){
+        return new Dispatcher(){
+            public void execute(PluginListener listener, Hook hook){
+                impl.execute(listener, hook);
+            }
+        };
+    }
     public CraftingRecipe makeShapedRecipe(Item resultingItem, RecipeRow... rows){
         CraftingRecipe result = new CraftingRecipe(resultingItem, rows);
         return result;
@@ -116,7 +130,7 @@ public class ScriptCraftPlugin extends Plugin implements PluginListener, Command
     /*
       groupmod permission add visitors canary.jsp
       groupmod permission add visitors canary.command.jsp
-     */
+    */
     @Command(
              aliases = { "jsp" },
              description = "Run javascript-provided command",
diff --git a/src/main/js/lib/events-canary.js b/src/main/js/lib/events-canary.js
index 07b8943..19b264e 100644
--- a/src/main/js/lib/events-canary.js
+++ b/src/main/js/lib/events-canary.js
@@ -23,9 +23,13 @@ exports.on = function(
   }
   
   var result = { };
-  eventExecutor = new cmDispatcher( {
-    execute: function (l, evt) {
-      handler.call(result, evt );
+  eventExecutor = __plugin.getDispatcher( function(l,e){ 
+    try { 
+      handler.call(result, e); 
+    } catch ( error ){
+      console.log('Error while executing handler:' + handler + 
+		  ' for event type:' + eventType + 
+		  ' error: ' + error);
     }
   });
   /* 
@@ -36,8 +40,15 @@ exports.on = function(
    The workaround is to make the ScriptCraftPlugin java class a Listener.
    Should only unregister() registered plugins in ScriptCraft js code.
    */
+  try {
+    // nashorn
+    eventType = eventType.class;
+  } catch ( e ){
+    // non-nashorn
+    eventType = eventType;
+  }
   regd = new cmPluginListener({});
-  cmHookExecutor.registerHook(regd, __plugin, eventType.class, eventExecutor, priority);
+  cmHookExecutor.registerHook(regd, __plugin, eventType, eventExecutor, priority);
   result.unregister = function(){
     cmHookExecutor.unregisterPluginListener(regd);
   };
diff --git a/src/main/js/modules/canary/items.js b/src/main/js/modules/canary/items.js
index 54af546..7fabbac 100644
--- a/src/main/js/modules/canary/items.js
+++ b/src/main/js/modules/canary/items.js
@@ -8,41 +8,62 @@ function items( material, amount ) {
   result.amount = amount;
   return result;
 }
-
-var materials = ItemType.class.getDeclaredFields();
-
-for (var i = 0;i < materials.length; i++ ){
-
-  if (materials[i].type != ItemType.class) {
-    continue;
-  }
-  var materialField = materials[i];
-  var name = (''+materialField.name);
-  name = name.replace(/^(.)/,function(a){ 
-    return a.toLowerCase(); 
-  });
-  
-  items[name] = (function(material){
-    return function(amount){
-      if (typeof amount == 'undefined'){
-	return material;
-      }
-      if (typeof amount == 'number'){
-	var itemStack = itemFactory["newItem(net.canarymod.api.inventory.ItemType)"](material);
-	itemStack.amount = amount;
-	return itemStack;
-      } else {
-	var result = (amount == material);
-	if (!result){
-	  if (amount.getId && amount.getData){
-	    var m2 = ItemType.fromIdAndData(amount.id, amount.data);
-	    result = (m2 == material);
-	  }
+function getMaterialHandler( material ){
+  return function(amount){
+    if (typeof amount == 'undefined'){
+      return material;
+    }
+    if (typeof amount == 'number'){
+      var itemStack = itemFactory["newItem(net.canarymod.api.inventory.ItemType)"](material);
+      itemStack.amount = amount;
+      return itemStack;
+    } else {
+      var result = (amount == material);
+      if (!result){
+	if (amount.getId && amount.getData){
+	  var m2 = ItemType.fromIdAndData(amount.id, amount.data);
+	  result = (m2 == material);
 	}
-	return result;
       }
-    };
-  })(materialField.get(ItemType));
+      return result;
+    }
+  };
+}
+try {
+  /*
+   nashorn
+   */
+  var itemTypeClass = ItemType.class;
+  var materials = itemTypeClass.getDeclaredFields();
+  for (var i = 0;i < materials.length; i++ ){
+
+    if (materials[i].type != itemTypeClass) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    var materialField = materials[i];
+    var name = (''+materialField.name);
+    name = name.replace(/^(.)/,function(a){ 
+      return a.toLowerCase(); 
+    });
+    
+    items[name] = getMaterialHandler(materialField.get(ItemType));
+  }
+} catch ( e ){
+  // non-nashorn
+  for (var field in ItemType){
+    if (ItemType[field] === undefined){
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (ItemType[field].class != ItemType){
+      continue;
+    }
+    var name = (''+field).replace(/^(.)/,function(a){
+      return a.toLowerCase();
+    });
+    console.log(name);
+    items[name] = getMaterialHandler(ItemType[field]);
+  }
 }
 
+
 module.exports = items;