diff --git a/VCellMessaging/include/VCELL/SimulationMessaging.h b/VCellMessaging/include/VCELL/SimulationMessaging.h
index 20979cce..3180e211 100644
--- a/VCellMessaging/include/VCELL/SimulationMessaging.h
+++ b/VCellMessaging/include/VCELL/SimulationMessaging.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef _SIMULATIONMESSAGING_H_
 #define _SIMULATIONMESSAGING_H_
 
-#include <deque>
+#include <vector>
 #ifdef USE_MESSAGING
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class SimulationMessaging
 private:
 	SimulationMessaging();
 	static SimulationMessaging *m_inst;
-	std::deque<WorkerEvent *> events;
+	std::vector<WorkerEvent *> events;
 	int workerEventOutputMode;
 
 	void sendStatus();
diff --git a/VCellMessaging/src/SimulationMessaging.cpp b/VCellMessaging/src/SimulationMessaging.cpp
index 4747cb85..5537ff49 100644
--- a/VCellMessaging/src/SimulationMessaging.cpp
+++ b/VCellMessaging/src/SimulationMessaging.cpp
@@ -155,7 +155,10 @@ void SimulationMessaging::sendStatus() {
 			WorkerEventLocker locker(*this);
 			if (events.size( ) > 0 ) {
 				workerEvent = events.front( );
-				events.pop_front( );
+				if (!events.empty())
+				{
+					events.erase(events.begin());
+				}
 			}
 			else {
 				return;