diff --git a/bbot/modules/output/neo4j.py b/bbot/modules/output/neo4j.py
index bb7c9e5c4a..f9219ab364 100644
--- a/bbot/modules/output/neo4j.py
+++ b/bbot/modules/output/neo4j.py
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 import json
+import logging
 from contextlib import suppress
 from neo4j import AsyncGraphDatabase
 
 from bbot.modules.output.base import BaseOutputModule
 
 
+# silence annoying neo4j logger
+logging.getLogger("neo4j").setLevel(logging.CRITICAL)
+
+
 class neo4j(BaseOutputModule):
     """
     # start Neo4j in the background with docker
@@ -110,7 +115,7 @@ async def merge_events(self, events, event_type, id_only=False):
 
         cypher = f"""UNWIND $events AS event
         MERGE (_:{event_type} {{ id: event.id }})
-        SET _ += event
+        SET _ += properties(event)
         RETURN event.data as event_data, event.id as event_id, elementId(_) as neo4j_id"""
         neo4j_ids = {}
         # insert events