diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/events.dm b/code/__DEFINES/events.dm
index 0eb196d1304..cc19d9d358b 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/events.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/events.dm
@@ -2,3 +2,7 @@
 #define NOT_ENOUGH_PLAYERS 3
 #define MAP_ERROR 4
 #define WAITING_FOR_SOMETHING 5
+
+#define EVENT_CANT_RUN 0
+#define EVENT_READY 1
+#define EVENT_CANCELLED 2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/events.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/events.dm
index 9f042ad20a6..b922ecc1bab 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/events.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/events.dm
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ var/datum/controller/subsystem/events/SSevent
 
 /datum/controller/subsystem/events/proc/TriggerEvent(datum/round_event_control/E)
 	. = E.preRunEvent()
-	if(!.)//we couldn't run this event for some reason, set its max_occurrences to 0
+	if(. == EVENT_CANT_RUN)//we couldn't run this event for some reason, set its max_occurrences to 0
 		E.max_occurrences = 0
-	else
+	else if(. != EVENT_CANCELLED)
 		E.runEvent(TRUE)
 
 /datum/round_event/proc/findEventArea() //Here's a nice proc to use to find an area for your event to land in!
diff --git a/code/modules/events/_event.dm b/code/modules/events/_event.dm
index 85c2c43e1f7..e90b24fa5e6 100644
--- a/code/modules/events/_event.dm
+++ b/code/modules/events/_event.dm
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 
 /datum/round_event_control/proc/preRunEvent()
 	if(!ispath(typepath,/datum/round_event))
-		return FALSE
+		return EVENT_CANT_RUN
 
 	triggering = TRUE
 	if (alertadmins)
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@
 		sleep(100)
 
 	if(!triggering)
-		return TRUE	//admin cancelled
+		return EVENT_CANCELLED	//admin cancelled
 	triggering = FALSE
-	return TRUE
+	return EVENT_READY
 
 /datum/round_event_control/Topic(href, href_list)
 	..()