diff --git a/code/datums/communications.dm b/code/datums/communications.dm
index 1d9b635c4c1..c3dd97c9712 100644
--- a/code/datums/communications.dm
+++ b/code/datums/communications.dm
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(communications_controller, /datum/communciations_controller, n
 
 		for(var/datum/command_footnote/footnote as anything in command_report_footnotes)
 			footnote_pile += "[footnote.message]<BR>"
-			footnote_pile += "<i>[footnote.signature]</i><BR>"
+			footnote_pile += "~ <i>[footnote.signature]</i><BR>"
 			footnote_pile += "<BR>"
 
 		. += "<hr><h4>Additional Notes: </h4>" + footnote_pile
diff --git a/code/game/objects/effects/spawners/xeno_egg_delivery.dm b/code/game/objects/effects/spawners/xeno_egg_delivery.dm
index eb5bb62df5c..9ffbd0f41fb 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/effects/spawners/xeno_egg_delivery.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/effects/spawners/xeno_egg_delivery.dm
@@ -2,20 +2,25 @@
 	name = "xeno egg delivery"
 	icon = 'icons/mob/nonhuman-player/alien.dmi'
 	icon_state = "egg_growing"
-	var/announcement_time = 120 SECONDS
 
 /obj/effect/spawner/xeno_egg_delivery/Initialize(mapload)
 	. = ..()
 	var/turf/spawn_turf = get_turf(src)
-
 	new /obj/structure/alien/egg/delivery(spawn_turf)
 	new /obj/effect/temp_visual/gravpush(spawn_turf)
 	playsound(spawn_turf, 'sound/items/party_horn.ogg', 50, TRUE, -1)
+	if(SSticker.HasRoundStarted())
+		return
 
 	message_admins("An alien egg has been delivered to [ADMIN_VERBOSEJMP(spawn_turf)].")
 	log_game("An alien egg has been delivered to [AREACOORD(spawn_turf)]")
-	var/message = "Attention [station_name()], we have entrusted you with a research specimen in [get_area_name(spawn_turf, TRUE)]. Remember to follow all safety precautions when dealing with the specimen."
-	SSticker.OnRoundstart(CALLBACK(GLOBAL_PROC, GLOBAL_PROC_REF(_addtimer), CALLBACK(GLOBAL_PROC, GLOBAL_PROC_REF(print_command_report), message), announcement_time))
+
+	var/datum/command_footnote/footnote = new()
+	footnote.message = "We have entrusted your crew with a research specimen in [get_area(src)]. \
+		Remember to follow all safety precautions when dealing with the specimen."
+	footnote.signature = "Central Command"
+
+	GLOB.communications_controller.command_report_footnotes += footnote
 
 /obj/structure/alien/egg/delivery
 	name = "xenobiological specimen egg"