diff --git a/packages/common/nbstore/src/frontend/awareness.ts b/packages/common/nbstore/src/frontend/awareness.ts
index e75515420f..66cfbe2db3 100644
--- a/packages/common/nbstore/src/frontend/awareness.ts
+++ b/packages/common/nbstore/src/frontend/awareness.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export class AwarenessFrontend {
         });
     };
 
-    awareness.on('update', handleAwarenessUpdate);
+    awareness.on('change', handleAwarenessUpdate);
     const handleSyncUpdate = (update: AwarenessRecord, origin?: string) => {
       if (origin === uniqueId) {
         // skip self update
@@ -62,12 +62,12 @@ export class AwarenessFrontend {
     );
 
     awareness.once('destroy', () => {
-      awareness.off('update', handleAwarenessUpdate);
+      awareness.off('change', handleAwarenessUpdate);
       unsubscribe();
     });
 
     return () => {
-      awareness.off('update', handleAwarenessUpdate);
+      awareness.off('change', handleAwarenessUpdate);
       unsubscribe();
     };
   }