diff --git a/include/types.h b/include/types.h
index 4935f8b70..e0ed1c663 100644
--- a/include/types.h
+++ b/include/types.h
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ typedef enum event_identifier
   EVENT_BITMAP_INIT_POST       = 0x00000082,
   EVENT_WEAK_HASH_PRE          = 0x00000091,
   EVENT_WEAK_HASH_POST         = 0x00000092,
+  EVENT_SET_KERNEL_POWER_FINAL = 0x000000a1,
 
   // there will be much more event types soon
 
diff --git a/src/bitmap.c b/src/bitmap.c
index a66bf5e9a..0069f0f92 100644
--- a/src/bitmap.c
+++ b/src/bitmap.c
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include "common.h"
 #include "types.h"
 #include "memory.h"
-#include "logging.h"
 #include "bitmap.h"
 
 static u32 generate_bitmaps (const u32 digests_cnt, const u32 dgst_size, const u32 dgst_shifts, char *digests_buf_ptr, const u32 dgst_pos0, const u32 dgst_pos1, const u32 dgst_pos2, const u32 dgst_pos3, const u32 bitmap_mask, const u32 bitmap_size, u32 *bitmap_a, u32 *bitmap_b, u32 *bitmap_c, u32 *bitmap_d, const u64 collisions_max)
diff --git a/src/dispatch.c b/src/dispatch.c
index b38dd84a7..361e18fdf 100644
--- a/src/dispatch.c
+++ b/src/dispatch.c
@@ -35,21 +35,15 @@
 #include "shared.h"
 #include "dispatch.h"
 
-static void set_kernel_power_final (opencl_ctx_t *opencl_ctx, const user_options_t *user_options, const u64 kernel_power_final)
+static int set_kernel_power_final (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx, const u32 kernel_power_final)
 {
-  if (user_options->quiet == false)
-  {
-    clear_prompt ();
+  EVENT_SEND (EVENT_SET_KERNEL_POWER_FINAL);
 
-    //log_info ("");
-
-    log_info ("INFO: approaching final keyspace, workload adjusted");
-    log_info ("");
-
-    send_prompt ();
-  }
+  opencl_ctx_t *opencl_ctx = hashcat_ctx->opencl_ctx;
 
   opencl_ctx->kernel_power_final = kernel_power_final;
+
+  return 0;
 }
 
 static u32 get_power (opencl_ctx_t *opencl_ctx, hc_device_param_t *device_param)
@@ -72,8 +66,12 @@ static u32 get_power (opencl_ctx_t *opencl_ctx, hc_device_param_t *device_param)
   return device_param->kernel_power;
 }
 
-static u32 get_work (opencl_ctx_t *opencl_ctx, status_ctx_t *status_ctx, const user_options_t *user_options, hc_device_param_t *device_param, const u64 max)
+static u32 get_work (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx, hc_device_param_t *device_param, const u64 max)
 {
+  opencl_ctx_t   *opencl_ctx   = hashcat_ctx->opencl_ctx;
+  status_ctx_t   *status_ctx   = hashcat_ctx->status_ctx;
+  user_options_t *user_options = hashcat_ctx->user_options;
+
   hc_thread_mutex_lock (status_ctx->mux_dispatcher);
 
   const u64 words_cur  = status_ctx->words_cur;
@@ -89,7 +87,7 @@ static u32 get_work (opencl_ctx_t *opencl_ctx, status_ctx_t *status_ctx, const u
   {
     if (opencl_ctx->kernel_power_final == 0)
     {
-      set_kernel_power_final (opencl_ctx, user_options, words_left);
+      set_kernel_power_final (hashcat_ctx, words_left);
     }
   }
 
@@ -255,7 +253,6 @@ static void calc (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx, hc_device_param_t *device_param)
   hashes_t             *hashes             = hashcat_ctx->hashes;
   straight_ctx_t       *straight_ctx       = hashcat_ctx->straight_ctx;
   combinator_ctx_t     *combinator_ctx     = hashcat_ctx->combinator_ctx;
-  opencl_ctx_t         *opencl_ctx         = hashcat_ctx->opencl_ctx;
   status_ctx_t         *status_ctx         = hashcat_ctx->status_ctx;
 
   const u32 attack_mode = user_options->attack_mode;
@@ -265,7 +262,7 @@ static void calc (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx, hc_device_param_t *device_param)
   {
     while (status_ctx->run_thread_level1 == true)
     {
-      const u32 work = get_work (opencl_ctx, status_ctx, user_options, device_param, -1u);
+      const u32 work = get_work (hashcat_ctx, device_param, -1u);
 
       if (work == 0) break;
 
@@ -407,7 +404,7 @@ static void calc (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx, hc_device_param_t *device_param)
 
       while (max)
       {
-        const u32 work = get_work (opencl_ctx, status_ctx, user_options, device_param, max);
+        const u32 work = get_work (hashcat_ctx, device_param, max);
 
         if (work == 0) break;
 
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 19bb43ce3..d3aee33d1 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -462,6 +462,21 @@ static int event_bitmap_init_post (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
   return 0;
 }
 
+static int event_set_kernel_power_final (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx)
+{
+  const user_options_t *user_options = hashcat_ctx->user_options;
+
+  if (user_options->quiet == true) return 0;
+
+  clear_prompt ();
+
+  log_info ("INFO: approaching final keyspace, workload adjusted");
+  log_info ("");
+
+  send_prompt ();
+
+  return 0;
+}
 
 int event (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx, const u32 event)
 {
@@ -492,6 +507,8 @@ int event (hashcat_ctx_t *hashcat_ctx, const u32 event)
     case EVENT_BITMAP_INIT_POST:       rc = event_bitmap_init_post       (hashcat_ctx); break;
     case EVENT_WEAK_HASH_PRE:          rc = event_weak_hash_pre          (hashcat_ctx); break;
     case EVENT_WEAK_HASH_POST:         rc = event_weak_hash_post         (hashcat_ctx); break;
+    case EVENT_SET_KERNEL_POWER_FINAL: rc = event_set_kernel_power_final (hashcat_ctx); break;
+
   }
 
   return rc;