diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a41be65c..7c583b94 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ _This release is scheduled to be released on 2024-10-01._
 - [weather] Updated `apiVersion` default from 2.5 to 3.0 (#3424)
 - [core] Updated dependencies including stylistic-eslint
 - [core] Allow custom module positions by setting `allowCustomModulePositions` in `config.js` (fixes #3504, related to https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3445)
+- [core] Updated SocketIO catch all to new API
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/js/app.js b/js/app.js
index 7792750c..e18ff589 100644
--- a/js/app.js
+++ b/js/app.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ const Log = require("logger");
 const Server = require(`${__dirname}/server`);
 const Utils = require(`${__dirname}/utils`);
 const defaultModules = require(`${__dirname}/../modules/default/defaultmodules`);
-const helperhash = {};
 
 // Get version number.
 global.version = require(`${__dirname}/../package.json`).version;
@@ -176,23 +175,15 @@ function App () {
 
 		const helperPath = `${moduleFolder}/node_helper.js`;
 
-		// find out if helper was loaded before for this module
-		// only load it once
-		let loadHelper = helperhash[moduleName] ? false : true;
-
-		// if this is the 1st time for this module, check for helper file
-		// otherwise, its already loaded, if found
-		if (loadHelper) {
-			try {
-				fs.accessSync(helperPath, fs.R_OK);
-				// indicte we found one to load for this module
-				helperhash[moduleName] = true;
-			} catch (e) {
-				loadHelper = false;
-				Log.log(`No helper found for module: ${moduleName}.`);
-			}
+		let loadHelper = true;
+		try {
+			fs.accessSync(helperPath, fs.R_OK);
+		} catch (e) {
+			loadHelper = false;
+			Log.log(`No helper found for module: ${moduleName}.`);
 		}
-		// if the helper was found, AND needed 1st time
+
+		// if the helper was found
 		if (loadHelper) {
 			const Module = require(helperPath);
 			let m = new Module();
@@ -270,7 +261,10 @@ function App () {
 			if (module.disabled) continue;
 			if (module.module) {
 				if (Utils.moduleHasValidPosition(module.position) || typeof (module.position) === "undefined") {
-					modules.push(module.module);
+					// Only add this module to be loaded if it is not a duplicate (repeated instance of the same module)
+					if (!modules.includes(module.module)) {
+						modules.push(module.module);
+					}
 				} else {
 					Log.warn("Invalid module position found for this configuration:", module);
 				}
diff --git a/js/node_helper.js b/js/node_helper.js
index dd272c4e..e1ecf632 100644
--- a/js/node_helper.js
+++ b/js/node_helper.js
@@ -86,20 +86,9 @@ const NodeHelper = Class.extend({
 		Log.log(`Connecting socket for: ${this.name}`);
 
 		io.of(this.name).on("connection", (socket) => {
-			// add a catch all event.
-			const onevent = socket.onevent;
-			socket.onevent = function (packet) {
-				const args = packet.data || [];
-				onevent.call(this, packet); // original call
-				packet.data = ["*"].concat(args);
-				onevent.call(this, packet); // additional call to catch-all
-			};
-
 			// register catch all.
-			socket.on("*", (notification, payload) => {
-				if (notification !== "*") {
-					this.socketNotificationReceived(notification, payload);
-				}
+			socket.onAny((notification, payload) => {
+				this.socketNotificationReceived(notification, payload);
 			});
 		});
 	}