diff --git a/code/controllers/master.dm b/code/controllers/master.dm
index f17997074d2..bb0303d5ec9 100644
--- a/code/controllers/master.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/master.dm
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ var/CURRENT_TICKLIMIT = TICK_LIMIT_RUNNING
 	// Sort subsystems by init_order, so they initialize in the correct order.
 	sortTim(subsystems, /proc/cmp_subsystem_init)
 
+	var/start_timeofday = world.timeofday
 	// Initialize subsystems.
 	CURRENT_TICKLIMIT = config.tick_limit_mc_init
 	for (var/datum/subsystem/SS in subsystems)
@@ -137,9 +138,11 @@ var/CURRENT_TICKLIMIT = TICK_LIMIT_RUNNING
 		SS.Initialize(world.timeofday)
 		CHECK_TICK
 	CURRENT_TICKLIMIT = TICK_LIMIT_RUNNING
+	var/time = (world.timeofday - start_timeofday) / 10
 
-	world << "<span class='boldannounce'>Initializations complete!</span>"
-	log_world("Initializations complete.")
+	var/msg = "Initializations complete within [time] second[time == 1 ? "" : "s"]!"
+	world << "<span class='boldannounce'>msg</span>"
+	log_world(msg)
 
 	// Sort subsystems by display setting for easy access.
 	sortTim(subsystems, /proc/cmp_subsystem_display)
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem.dm
index 5a63283012e..de4b9d6a830 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem.dm
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
 //used to initialize the subsystem AFTER the map has loaded
 /datum/subsystem/proc/Initialize(start_timeofday)
 	var/time = (world.timeofday - start_timeofday) / 10
-	var/msg = "Initialized [name] subsystem within [time] seconds!"
+	var/msg = "Initialized [name] subsystem within [time] second[time == 1 ? "" : "s"]!"
 	world << "<span class='boldannounce'>[msg]</span>"
 	log_world(msg)
 	return time