diff --git a/js/init.go b/js/init.go
index 0a21fab4..1b49fee8 100644
--- a/js/init.go
+++ b/js/init.go
@@ -35,4 +35,6 @@ func init() {
 
 	plugin.Defines["httpRequest"] = httpRequest
 	plugin.Defines["http"] = httpPackage{}
+
+	plugin.Defines["random"] = randomPackage{}
 }
diff --git a/js/random.go b/js/random.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1ff0412f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/random.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package js
+
+import (
+	"math/rand"
+	"net"
+	"github.com/bettercap/bettercap/network"
+)
+
+type randomPackage struct {
+}
+
+func (c randomPackage) String(size int, charset string) string {
+	runes := []rune(charset)
+	nrunes := len(runes)
+	buf := make([]rune, size)
+	for i := range buf {
+		buf[i] = runes[rand.Intn(nrunes)]
+	}
+	return string(buf)
+}
+
+func (c randomPackage) Mac() string {
+	hw := make([]byte, 6)
+	rand.Read(hw)
+	return network.NormalizeMac(net.HardwareAddr(hw).String())
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/ticker/ticker.go b/modules/ticker/ticker.go
index 3edaafc3..3a26d20b 100644
--- a/modules/ticker/ticker.go
+++ b/modules/ticker/ticker.go
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ func (mod *Ticker) Configure() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+type TickEvent struct {}
+
 func (mod *Ticker) Start() error {
 	if err := mod.Configure(); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -85,6 +87,8 @@ func (mod *Ticker) Start() error {
 				break
 			}
 
+			session.I.Events.Add("tick", TickEvent{})
+
 			for _, cmd := range mod.Commands {
 				if err := mod.Session.Run(cmd); err != nil {
 					mod.Error("%s", err)
diff --git a/modules/wifi/wifi_recon.go b/modules/wifi/wifi_recon.go
index 2bc58343..0288f93c 100644
--- a/modules/wifi/wifi_recon.go
+++ b/modules/wifi/wifi_recon.go
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func (mod *WiFiModule) startProbing(staMac net.HardwareAddr, ssid string) error
 		}
 	}
 
-	mod.Info("sent probe frames")
+	mod.Debug("sent probe frames")
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/session/script_builtin_runtime.go b/session/script_builtin_runtime.go
index 40e1d8e1..48eb50c3 100644
--- a/session/script_builtin_runtime.go
+++ b/session/script_builtin_runtime.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package session
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
+
 	"github.com/bettercap/bettercap/js"
 	"github.com/evilsocket/islazy/log"
 	"github.com/robertkrimen/otto"
@@ -56,9 +58,18 @@ func jsOnEventFunc(call otto.FunctionCall) otto.Value {
 
 		for event := range listener {
 			if expr == "" || event.Tag == expr {
+				// some objects don't do well with js, so convert them to a generic map
+				// before passing them to the callback
+				var opaque interface{}
+				if raw, err := json.Marshal(event); err != nil {
+					I.Events.Log(log.ERROR, "error serializing event %s: %v", event.Tag, err)
+				} else if err = json.Unmarshal(raw, &opaque); err != nil {
+					I.Events.Log(log.ERROR, "error serializing event %s: %v", event.Tag, err)
+				}
+
 				// lock vm
 				I.script.Lock()
-				if _, err := cb.Call(otto.NullValue(), event); err != nil {
+				if _, err := cb.Call(otto.NullValue(), opaque); err != nil {
 					I.Events.Log(log.ERROR, "error dispatching event %s: %v", event.Tag, err)
 				}
 				I.script.Unlock()