diff --git a/packages/org.gamecult.eve.unity-scene/Runtime/CultMesh/EveUnityCultMeshPlayableWorldProvider.cs b/packages/org.gamecult.eve.unity-scene/Runtime/CultMesh/EveUnityCultMeshPlayableWorldProvider.cs
index 702c142..a9e263c 100644
--- a/packages/org.gamecult.eve.unity-scene/Runtime/CultMesh/EveUnityCultMeshPlayableWorldProvider.cs
+++ b/packages/org.gamecult.eve.unity-scene/Runtime/CultMesh/EveUnityCultMeshPlayableWorldProvider.cs
@@ -70,17 +70,9 @@ namespace GameCult.Eve.UnityScene
             }
         }
 
-        public event Action<EveUnitySceneProviderSurfaceDocument>? DocumentAvailable
-        {
-            add { Bridge.DocumentAvailable += value; }
-            remove { Bridge.DocumentAvailable -= value; }
-        }
+        public event Action<EveUnitySceneProviderSurfaceDocument>? DocumentAvailable;
 
-        public event Action<EveUnitySceneCommandReceipt>? ReceiptAvailable
-        {
-            add { Bridge.ReceiptAvailable += value; }
-            remove { Bridge.ReceiptAvailable -= value; }
-        }
+        public event Action<EveUnitySceneCommandReceipt>? ReceiptAvailable;
 
         public void Configure(
             string endpoint,
@@ -163,6 +155,11 @@ namespace GameCult.Eve.UnityScene
 
         private void OnDestroy()
         {
+            if (_bridge != null)
+            {
+                _bridge.DocumentAvailable -= ForwardDocument;
+                _bridge.ReceiptAvailable -= ForwardReceipt;
+            }
             _bridge?.Dispose();
             _transport?.Dispose();
             while (_pendingEntityViews.TryDequeue(out var pending)) pending.Lease.Dispose();
@@ -230,9 +227,17 @@ namespace GameCult.Eve.UnityScene
             _transport.EntityViewAvailable += (view, lease) => _pendingEntityViews.Enqueue(new EntityViewLease(view, lease));
             _transport.FieldsSplatsAvailable += fields => _pendingFields.Enqueue(fields);
             _bridge = new EveUnitySceneLiveProviderBridge(_transport);
+            _bridge.DocumentAvailable += ForwardDocument;
+            _bridge.ReceiptAvailable += ForwardReceipt;
             TraceStartup($"transport-construction {elapsed.Elapsed.TotalMilliseconds:0.###}ms");
         }
 
+        private void ForwardDocument(EveUnitySceneProviderSurfaceDocument document) =>
+            DocumentAvailable?.Invoke(document);
+
+        private void ForwardReceipt(EveUnitySceneCommandReceipt receipt) =>
+            ReceiptAvailable?.Invoke(receipt);
+
         private static void TraceStartup(string message)
         {
             if (string.Equals(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("EVEUNITY_TRACE_STARTUP_PHASES"), "1", StringComparison.Ordinal))
diff --git a/packages/org.gamecult.eve.unity-scene/Tests/Editor/EveUnityCultMeshAssetLookupTests.cs b/packages/org.gamecult.eve.unity-scene/Tests/Editor/EveUnityCultMeshAssetLookupTests.cs
index f58e0d4..ddc3e21 100644
--- a/packages/org.gamecult.eve.unity-scene/Tests/Editor/EveUnityCultMeshAssetLookupTests.cs
+++ b/packages/org.gamecult.eve.unity-scene/Tests/Editor/EveUnityCultMeshAssetLookupTests.cs
@@ -52,6 +52,21 @@ namespace GameCult.Eve.UnityScene.Tests
             }
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void ProviderSubscriptionsDoNotDependOnPreparedTransportLifetime()
+        {
+            var gameObject = new GameObject("unprepared-eve-provider-subscriptions");
+            var provider = gameObject.AddComponent<EveUnityCultMeshPlayableWorldProvider>();
+            Action<EveUnitySceneProviderSurfaceDocument> documentHandler = _ => { };
+            Action<EveUnitySceneCommandReceipt> receiptHandler = _ => { };
+
+            Assert.DoesNotThrow(() => provider.DocumentAvailable += documentHandler);
+            Assert.DoesNotThrow(() => provider.ReceiptAvailable += receiptHandler);
+            Assert.DoesNotThrow(() => provider.DocumentAvailable -= documentHandler);
+            Assert.DoesNotThrow(() => provider.ReceiptAvailable -= receiptHandler);
+            Assert.DoesNotThrow(() => UnityEngine.Object.DestroyImmediate(gameObject));
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void ResolvesUnityNormalizedBundleNamesWithoutChangingLogicalAssetIdentity()
         {
diff --git a/packages/org.gamecult.eve.unity-scene/package.json b/packages/org.gamecult.eve.unity-scene/package.json
index afe87df..4e417cf 100644
--- a/packages/org.gamecult.eve.unity-scene/package.json
+++ b/packages/org.gamecult.eve.unity-scene/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "name": "org.gamecult.eve.unity-scene",
     "displayName": "Eve Unity Scene Lowering",
-    "version": "0.3.101",
+    "version": "0.3.102",
     "unity": "6000.0",
     "description": "Provider-agnostic Unity scene shell for gamecult.eve.surface.v1 interactive world surfaces.",
     "dependencies": {