diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 9ee77cc..c3cdb08 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: CI
 
-on: [ push, pull_request ]
+on: [ pull_request ]
 
 jobs:
   test:
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ jobs:
           - { php: 7.4, phpunit: 9 }
           - { php: 8.0, phpunit: 10 }
           - { php: 8.1, phpunit: 10 }
-          - { php: 8.2, phpunit: 10 }
+          - { php: 8.2, phpunit: 10, main: true }
           - { php: 8.3, phpunit: 10, experimental: true }
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Composer cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
         with:
           path: "vendor"
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ matrix.env.php }}-composer-${{ hashFiles('composer.json') }}
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
         run: composer install -o --no-interaction --no-suggest --prefer-dist
 
       - name: PHPUnit tests
-        uses: php-actions/phpunit@v3
+        uses: php-actions/phpunit@v4
         env:
           XDEBUG_MODE: coverage
         with:
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
           version: "${{ matrix.env.phpunit }}"
           configuration: "phpunit.xml"
       - name: "Code Coverage Report"
-        if: "matrix.env.php == '8.2' && github.event_name == 'pull_request'"
+        if: "matrix.env.main == true && github.event_name == 'pull_request'"
         uses: irongut/CodeCoverageSummary@v1.3.0
         with:
           filename: cobertura.xml
@@ -60,13 +60,12 @@ jobs:
           output: both
           thresholds: '60 80'
       - name: Add Coverage PR Comment
-        if: "matrix.env.php == '8.2' && github.event_name == 'pull_request'"
+        if: "matrix.env.main == true && github.event_name == 'pull_request'"
         uses: marocchino/sticky-pull-request-comment@v2
         with:
           recreate: true
           path: code-coverage-results.md
 
       - name: Behat tests
-        uses: php-actions/behat@master
-        with:
-          php_version: "${{ matrix.env.php }}"
+        run: composer run behat
+
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index dd19a77..d3678df 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -27,5 +27,8 @@
       "Netlogix\\XmlProcessor\\Behat\\": "features/"
     }
   },
+  "scripts": {
+    "behat": "behat"
+  },
   "prefer-stable": true
 }
diff --git a/src/XmlProcessor.php b/src/XmlProcessor.php
index 703cc3b..78886f6 100644
--- a/src/XmlProcessor.php
+++ b/src/XmlProcessor.php
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class XmlProcessor
     private string $currentValue = '';
 
     private ?array $skipNodes = NULL;
+    private array $eventCache = [];
 
     private \XMLReader $xml;
     private XmlProcessorContext $context;
@@ -37,7 +38,9 @@ class XmlProcessor
      */
     public function __construct(
         iterable $processors,
-        iterable $parserProperties = []
+        iterable $parserProperties = [
+            \XMLReader::VALIDATE => false
+        ]
     )
     {
         $this->xml = new \XMLReader();
@@ -158,13 +161,19 @@ private function getProcessorEvents(string $event, string $contextClass = NodePr
     private function getProcessorForEvent(string $event): iterable
     {
         $nodePath = implode('/', $this->nodePath);
-        foreach ($this->processors as $processor) {
-            foreach ($processor->getSubscribedEvents($nodePath, $this->context) as $e => $action) {
-                if ($e === $event) {
-                    yield $action;
+
+        if (!is_array($this->eventCache[$nodePath][$event] ?? false)) {
+            $this->eventCache[$nodePath][$event] = [];
+            foreach ($this->processors as $processor) {
+                foreach ($processor->getSubscribedEvents($nodePath, $this->context) as $e => $action) {
+                    if ($e === $event) {
+                        $this->eventCache[$nodePath][$event][] = $action;
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
+
+        yield from $this->eventCache[$nodePath][$event];
     }
 
     /**