diff --git a/src/Manager.php b/src/Manager.php
index e65e39d7..12a63e2c 100644
--- a/src/Manager.php
+++ b/src/Manager.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
  */
 namespace Zend\Session;
 
-use Zend\EventManager\EventDispatcher;
+use Zend\EventManager\EventCollection;
 
 /**
  * Session manager interface
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ public function rememberMe($ttl = null);
     public function forgetMe();
     public function expireSessionCookie();
 
-    public function setValidatorChain(EventDispatcher $chain);
+    public function setValidatorChain(EventCollection $chain);
     public function getValidatorChain();
     public function isValid();
 }
diff --git a/src/SessionManager.php b/src/SessionManager.php
index f1b61986..7a9263f6 100644
--- a/src/SessionManager.php
+++ b/src/SessionManager.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 namespace Zend\Session;
 
 use Zend\Validator\Alnum as AlnumValidator,
-    Zend\EventManager\EventDispatcher;
+    Zend\EventManager\EventCollection;
 
 /**
  * Session Manager implementation utilizing ext/session
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class SessionManager extends AbstractManager
     protected $_name;
 
     /**
-     * @var EventDispatcher Validation chain to determine if session is valid
+     * @var EventCollection Validation chain to determine if session is valid
      */
     protected $_validatorChain;
 
@@ -298,10 +298,10 @@ public function forgetMe()
      *
      * In most cases, you should use an instance of {@link ValidatorChain}.
      * 
-     * @param  EventDispatcher $chain 
+     * @param  EventCollection $chain 
      * @return SessionManager
      */
-    public function setValidatorChain(EventDispatcher $chain)
+    public function setValidatorChain(EventCollection $chain)
     {
         $this->_validatorChain = $chain;
         return $this;
@@ -333,13 +333,15 @@ public function getValidatorChain()
     public function isValid()
     {
         $validator = $this->getValidatorChain();
-        $responses = $validator->emitUntil(function($test) {
+        $responses = $validator->triggerUntil('session.validate', $this, array($this), function($test) {
             return !$test;
-        }, 'session.validate', $this);
-        if (null === $responses->last()) {
-            return true;
+        });
+        if ($responses->stopped()) {
+            // If execution was halted, validation failed
+            return false;
         }
-        return (bool) $responses->last();
+        // Otherwise, we're good to go
+        return true;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/ValidatorChain.php b/src/ValidatorChain.php
index 274996c6..36348184 100644
--- a/src/ValidatorChain.php
+++ b/src/ValidatorChain.php
@@ -63,17 +63,15 @@ public function __construct(Storage $storage)
     /**
      * Attach a handler to the session validator chain
      * 
-     * @param  string|\Zend\EventManager\HandlerAggregate $eventOrAggregate
-     * @param  string|object|Closure $context 
-     * @param  null|string $handler 
-     * @return Zend\Stdlib\SignalHandler
+     * @param  string $event
+     * @param  callback $context 
+     * @param  int $priority 
+     * @return Zend\Stdlib\CallbackHandler
      */
-    public function connect($eventOrAggregate, $callback = null, $priority = 1000)
+    public function attach($event, $callback, $priority = 1)
     {
         $context = null;
-        if (null === $callback) {
-            $context = $eventOrAggregate;
-        } elseif ($callback instanceof Validator) {
+        if ($callback instanceof Validator) {
             $context = $callback;
         } elseif (is_array($callback)) {
             $test = array_shift($callback);
@@ -88,7 +86,7 @@ public function connect($eventOrAggregate, $callback = null, $priority = 1000)
             $this->getStorage()->setMetadata('_VALID', array($name => $data));
         }
 
-        $handle = parent::connect($eventOrAggregate, $callback, $priority);
+        $handle = parent::connect($event, $callback, $priority);
         return $handle;
     }
 
diff --git a/test/TestAsset/TestManager.php b/test/TestAsset/TestManager.php
index 08477f6a..df17e927 100644
--- a/test/TestAsset/TestManager.php
+++ b/test/TestAsset/TestManager.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 use Zend\Session\AbstractManager,
     Zend\Session\Configuration as SessionConfiguration,
     Zend\Session\Storage as SessionStorage,
-    Zend\EventManager\EventDispatcher;
+    Zend\EventManager\EventCollection;
 
 class TestManager extends AbstractManager
 {
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public function forgetMe()
     {}
 
 
-    public function setValidatorChain(EventDispatcher $chain)
+    public function setValidatorChain(EventCollection $chain)
     {}
 
     public function getValidatorChain()