diff --git a/code/modules/events/ghost_role.dm b/code/modules/events/ghost_role.dm
index 06accdbcaed..5a2d2ec697f 100644
--- a/code/modules/events/ghost_role.dm
+++ b/code/modules/events/ghost_role.dm
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 	else if(status == NOT_ENOUGH_PLAYERS)
 		message_admins("[role_name] cannot be spawned due to lack of players \
 			signing up.")
+		deadchat_broadcast(" did not get enough candidates ([minimum_required]) to spawn.", "<b>[role_name]</b>")
 	else if(status == SUCCESSFUL_SPAWN)
 		message_admins("[role_name] spawned successfully.")
 		if(spawned_mobs.len)