diff --git a/Editor/Tests/BlackboardTest.cs b/Editor/Tests/BlackboardTest.cs
index 9a2cfdd5..8568f713 100644
--- a/Editor/Tests/BlackboardTest.cs
+++ b/Editor/Tests/BlackboardTest.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 using NUnit.Framework;
 namespace NPBehave
 {
-    #pragma warning disable 618 // deprecation
+#pragma warning disable 618 // deprecation
 
     public class BlackboardTest
     {
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public void SetUp()
         public void ShouldNotNotifyObservers_WhenNoClockUpdate()
         {
             bool notified = false;
-            this.sut.AddObserver("test", (Blackboard.Type type, object value) =>
+            this.sut.AddObserver("test", ( Blackboard.Type type, object value ) =>
             {
                 notified = true;
             });
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public void ShouldNotNotifyObservers_WhenNoClockUpdate()
         public void ShouldNotifyObservers_WhenClockUpdate()
         {
             bool notified = false;
-            this.sut.AddObserver("test", (Blackboard.Type type, object value) =>
+            this.sut.AddObserver("test", ( Blackboard.Type type, object value ) =>
             {
                 notified = true;
             });
@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@ public void ShouldNotNotifyObserver_WhenRemovedDuringOtherObserver()
             System.Action<Blackboard.Type, object> obs1 = null;
             System.Action<Blackboard.Type, object> obs2 = null;
 
-            obs1 = (Blackboard.Type type, object value) =>
+            obs1 = ( Blackboard.Type type, object value ) =>
             {
                 Assert.IsFalse(notified);
                 notified = true;
                 this.sut.RemoveObserver("test", obs2);
             };
-            obs2 = (Blackboard.Type type, object value) =>
+            obs2 = ( Blackboard.Type type, object value ) =>
             {
                 Assert.IsFalse(notified);
                 notified = true;
@@ -86,8 +86,52 @@ public void NewDefaultValuesShouldBeCompatible()
         {
             Assert.AreEqual(this.sut.Get<bool>("not-existing"), this.sut.GetBool("not-existing"));
             Assert.AreEqual(this.sut.Get<int>("not-existing"), this.sut.GetInt("not-existing"));
-//            Assert.AreEqual(this.sut.Get<float>("not-existing"), this.sut.GetFloat("not-existing"));
+            //            Assert.AreEqual(this.sut.Get<float>("not-existing"), this.sut.GetFloat("not-existing"));
             Assert.AreEqual(this.sut.Get<UnityEngine.Vector3>("not-existing"), this.sut.GetVector3("not-existing"));
         }
+
+
+        // check for https://github.com/meniku/NPBehave/issues/17
+        [Test]
+        public void ShouldListenToEvents_WhenUsingChildBlackboard()
+        {
+            Blackboard rootBlackboard = new Blackboard(clock);
+            Blackboard blackboard = new Blackboard(rootBlackboard, clock);
+
+            // our mock nodes we want to query for status
+            MockNode firstChild = new MockNode(false); // false -> fail when aborted
+            MockNode secondChild = new MockNode(false);
+
+            // conditions for each subtree that listen the BB for events
+            BlackboardCondition firstCondition = new BlackboardCondition("branch1", Operator.IS_EQUAL, true, Stops.IMMEDIATE_RESTART, firstChild);
+            BlackboardCondition secondCondition = new BlackboardCondition("branch2", Operator.IS_EQUAL, true, Stops.IMMEDIATE_RESTART, secondChild);
+
+            // set up the tree
+            Selector selector = new Selector(firstCondition, secondCondition);
+            TestRoot behaviorTree = new TestRoot(blackboard, clock, selector);
+
+            // intially we want to activate branch2
+            rootBlackboard.Set("branch2", true);
+
+            // start the tree
+            behaviorTree.Start();
+
+            // tick the timer to ensure the blackboard notifies the nodes
+            clock.Update(0.1f);
+
+            // verify the second child is running
+            Assert.AreEqual(Node.State.INACTIVE, firstChild.CurrentState);
+            Assert.AreEqual(Node.State.ACTIVE, secondChild.CurrentState);
+
+            // change keys so the first conditions get true, too
+            rootBlackboard.Set("branch1", true);
+
+            // tick the timer to ensure the blackboard notifies the nodes
+            clock.Update(0.1f);
+
+            // now we should be in branch1
+            Assert.AreEqual(Node.State.ACTIVE, firstChild.CurrentState);
+            Assert.AreEqual(Node.State.INACTIVE, secondChild.CurrentState);
+        }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Scripts/Blackboard.cs b/Scripts/Blackboard.cs
index 2dc86cf9..d429f4aa 100644
--- a/Scripts/Blackboard.cs
+++ b/Scripts/Blackboard.cs
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@ private void NotifiyObservers()
             foreach (Blackboard child in children)
             {
                 child.notifications.AddRange(notifications);
+                child.clock.AddTimer(0f, 0, child.NotifiyObservers);
             }
             notifications.Clear();