diff --git a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/event/EventHandler.java b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/event/EventHandler.java
index 4afd09a2..b925d641 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/event/EventHandler.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/event/EventHandler.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package ctbrec.event;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -78,10 +79,10 @@ public class EventHandler {
                     LOG.warn("Ignoring unknown action {}", cls);
                     continue;
                 }
-                EventPredicate predicate = cls.newInstance();
+                EventPredicate predicate = cls.getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance();
                 predicate.configure(pc);
                 predicates.add(predicate);
-            } catch (InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException | ClassNotFoundException e) {
+            } catch (InstantiationException | IllegalAccessException | ClassNotFoundException | IllegalArgumentException | InvocationTargetException | NoSuchMethodException | SecurityException e) {
                 LOG.warn("Error while creating action {} {}", pc.getType(), pc.getConfiguration(), e);
             }
         }
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ public class EventHandler {
                     LOG.warn("Ignoring unknown action {}", cls);
                     continue;
                 }
-                Action action = cls.newInstance();
+                Action action = cls.getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance();
                 action.configure(ac);
                 actions.add(action);
             } catch (Exception e) {