diff --git a/docs/scripts/events.py b/docs/scripts/events.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index d7c26ca81..2623818a3
--- a/docs/scripts/events.py
+++ b/docs/scripts/events.py
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ def category(name: str, hooks: List[Type[events.MitmproxyEvent]]) -> None:
             first = False
         else:
             print()
-        assert hook.name not in known
+        if hook.name in known:
+            raise RuntimeError(f"Already documented: {hook}")
         known.add(hook.name)
         doc = inspect.getdoc(hook)
         print(f"def {hook.name}({', '.join(str(p) for p in params)}):")
diff --git a/mitmproxy/events.py b/mitmproxy/events.py
index b7a5d2e9e..c3236c5bc 100644
--- a/mitmproxy/events.py
+++ b/mitmproxy/events.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
     import mitmproxy.log
 
 
-@dataclass
 class MitmproxyEvent:
     name: ClassVar[str]
 
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ class MitmproxyEvent:
 
     def __init_subclass__(cls, **kwargs):
         # initialize .name attribute. HttpRequestHook -> http_request
-        if not getattr(cls, "name", None):
+        if cls.__dict__.get("name", None) is None:
             name = cls.__name__.replace("Hook", "").replace("Event", "")
             cls.name = re.sub('(?!^)([A-Z]+)', r'_\1', name).lower()
         if cls.name in all_events:
diff --git a/mitmproxy/proxy/commands.py b/mitmproxy/proxy/commands.py
index 45d74610e..e33ca93ac 100644
--- a/mitmproxy/proxy/commands.py
+++ b/mitmproxy/proxy/commands.py
@@ -97,9 +97,6 @@ class Hook(Command, mitmproxy.events.MitmproxyEvent):
             raise TypeError("Hook may not be instantiated directly.")
         return super().__new__(cls, *args, **kwargs)
 
-    def __repr__(self):
-        return f"Hook({self.name})"
-
 
 class GetSocket(ConnectionCommand):
     """
diff --git a/test/mitmproxy/proxy/test_commands.py b/test/mitmproxy/proxy/test_commands.py
index 98f344431..90d35e4d6 100644
--- a/test/mitmproxy/proxy/test_commands.py
+++ b/test/mitmproxy/proxy/test_commands.py
@@ -24,15 +24,9 @@ def test_hook():
         commands.Hook()
 
     @dataclass
-    class FooHook(commands.Hook):
+    class TestHook(commands.Hook):
         data: bytes
 
-    f = FooHook(b"foo")
-    assert repr(f)
+    f = TestHook(b"foo")
     assert f.args() == [b"foo"]
-    assert FooHook in all_events.values()
-
-    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="Two conflicting event classes"):
-        @dataclass
-        class FooHook2(commands.Hook):
-            name = "foo"
+    assert TestHook in all_events.values()
diff --git a/test/mitmproxy/test_events.py b/test/mitmproxy/test_events.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..80209e334
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/mitmproxy/test_events.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+
+import pytest
+
+from mitmproxy import events
+
+
+def test_event():
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError, match="may not be instantiated directly"):
+        events.MitmproxyEvent()
+
+    class NoDataClass(events.MitmproxyEvent):
+        pass
+
+    with pytest.raises(TypeError, match="not a dataclass"):
+        NoDataClass()
+
+    @dataclass
+    class FooEvent(events.MitmproxyEvent):
+        data: bytes
+
+    e = FooEvent(b"foo")
+    assert repr(e)
+    assert e.args() == [b"foo"]
+    assert FooEvent in events.all_events.values()
+
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="Two conflicting event classes"):
+        @dataclass
+        class FooEvent2(events.MitmproxyEvent):
+            name = "foo"
+
+    @dataclass
+    class AnotherABC(events.MitmproxyEvent):
+        name = ""
+
+    assert AnotherABC not in events.all_events.values()
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