diff --git a/griptape/events/event_bus.py b/griptape/events/event_bus.py
index 9239e66bd..6ffd65550 100644
--- a/griptape/events/event_bus.py
+++ b/griptape/events/event_bus.py
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@
 
 @define
 class _EventBus:
-    event_listeners: list[EventListener] = field(factory=list, kw_only=True)
+    _event_listeners: list[EventListener] = field(factory=list, kw_only=True, alias="_event_listeners")
+
+    @property
+    def event_listeners(self) -> list[EventListener]:
+        return self._event_listeners
 
     def add_event_listeners(self, event_listeners: list[EventListener]) -> list[EventListener]:
         return [self.add_event_listener(event_listener) for event_listener in event_listeners]
@@ -20,18 +24,21 @@ def remove_event_listeners(self, event_listeners: list[EventListener]) -> None:
             self.remove_event_listener(event_listener)
 
     def add_event_listener(self, event_listener: EventListener) -> EventListener:
-        if event_listener not in self.event_listeners:
-            self.event_listeners.append(event_listener)
+        if event_listener not in self._event_listeners:
+            self._event_listeners.append(event_listener)
 
         return event_listener
 
     def remove_event_listener(self, event_listener: EventListener) -> None:
-        if event_listener in self.event_listeners:
-            self.event_listeners.remove(event_listener)
+        if event_listener in self._event_listeners:
+            self._event_listeners.remove(event_listener)
 
     def publish_event(self, event: BaseEvent, *, flush: bool = False) -> None:
-        for event_listener in self.event_listeners:
+        for event_listener in self._event_listeners:
             event_listener.publish_event(event, flush=flush)
 
+    def clear_event_listeners(self) -> None:
+        self._event_listeners.clear()
+
 
 EventBus = _EventBus()
diff --git a/tests/unit/conftest.py b/tests/unit/conftest.py
index 0be2f9758..7a73b041f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/unit/conftest.py
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 
 @pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
 def event_bus():
-    EventBus.event_listeners = []
+    EventBus.clear_event_listeners()
 
     yield EventBus
 
-    EventBus.event_listeners = []
+    EventBus.clear_event_listeners()
diff --git a/tests/unit/events/test_event_bus.py b/tests/unit/events/test_event_bus.py
index fd862913e..d237bb3b4 100644
--- a/tests/unit/events/test_event_bus.py
+++ b/tests/unit/events/test_event_bus.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def test_publish_event(self):
         # Given
         mock_handler = Mock()
         mock_handler.return_value = None
-        EventBus.event_listeners = [EventListener(handler=mock_handler)]
+        EventBus.add_event_listeners([EventListener(handler=mock_handler)])
         mock_event = MockEvent()
 
         # When
diff --git a/tests/unit/events/test_event_listener.py b/tests/unit/events/test_event_listener.py
index 5601aef34..f3d9823d3 100644
--- a/tests/unit/events/test_event_listener.py
+++ b/tests/unit/events/test_event_listener.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ def test_untyped_listeners(self, pipeline):
         event_handler_1 = Mock()
         event_handler_2 = Mock()
 
-        EventBus.event_listeners = [EventListener(handler=event_handler_1), EventListener(handler=event_handler_2)]
+        EventBus.add_event_listeners([EventListener(handler=event_handler_1), EventListener(handler=event_handler_2)])
 
         # can't mock subtask events, so must manually call
         pipeline.tasks[0].subtasks[0].before_run()
@@ -59,17 +59,19 @@ def test_typed_listeners(self, pipeline):
         finish_structure_run_event_handler = Mock()
         completion_chunk_handler = Mock()
 
-        EventBus.event_listeners = [
-            EventListener(start_prompt_event_handler, event_types=[StartPromptEvent]),
-            EventListener(finish_prompt_event_handler, event_types=[FinishPromptEvent]),
-            EventListener(start_task_event_handler, event_types=[StartTaskEvent]),
-            EventListener(finish_task_event_handler, event_types=[FinishTaskEvent]),
-            EventListener(start_subtask_event_handler, event_types=[StartActionsSubtaskEvent]),
-            EventListener(finish_subtask_event_handler, event_types=[FinishActionsSubtaskEvent]),
-            EventListener(start_structure_run_event_handler, event_types=[StartStructureRunEvent]),
-            EventListener(finish_structure_run_event_handler, event_types=[FinishStructureRunEvent]),
-            EventListener(completion_chunk_handler, event_types=[CompletionChunkEvent]),
-        ]
+        EventBus.add_event_listeners(
+            [
+                EventListener(start_prompt_event_handler, event_types=[StartPromptEvent]),
+                EventListener(finish_prompt_event_handler, event_types=[FinishPromptEvent]),
+                EventListener(start_task_event_handler, event_types=[StartTaskEvent]),
+                EventListener(finish_task_event_handler, event_types=[FinishTaskEvent]),
+                EventListener(start_subtask_event_handler, event_types=[StartActionsSubtaskEvent]),
+                EventListener(finish_subtask_event_handler, event_types=[FinishActionsSubtaskEvent]),
+                EventListener(start_structure_run_event_handler, event_types=[StartStructureRunEvent]),
+                EventListener(finish_structure_run_event_handler, event_types=[FinishStructureRunEvent]),
+                EventListener(completion_chunk_handler, event_types=[CompletionChunkEvent]),
+            ]
+        )
 
         # can't mock subtask events, so must manually call
         pipeline.tasks[0].subtasks[0].before_run()
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ def test_typed_listeners(self, pipeline):
         completion_chunk_handler.assert_called_once()
 
     def test_add_remove_event_listener(self, pipeline):
-        EventBus.event_listeners = []
+        EventBus.clear_event_listeners()
         mock1 = Mock()
         mock2 = Mock()
         # duplicate event listeners will only get added once
diff --git a/tests/unit/tasks/test_base_task.py b/tests/unit/tasks/test_base_task.py
index 636515106..d6e4da8b6 100644
--- a/tests/unit/tasks/test_base_task.py
+++ b/tests/unit/tasks/test_base_task.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 class TestBaseTask:
     @pytest.fixture()
     def task(self):
-        EventBus.event_listeners = [EventListener(handler=Mock())]
+        EventBus.add_event_listeners([EventListener(handler=Mock())])
         agent = Agent(
             prompt_driver=MockPromptDriver(),
             embedding_driver=MockEmbeddingDriver(),