diff --git a/code/modules/events/false_alarm.dm b/code/modules/events/false_alarm.dm
index 3fba86ca377..7441766a83f 100644
--- a/code/modules/events/false_alarm.dm
+++ b/code/modules/events/false_alarm.dm
@@ -4,25 +4,18 @@
 	weight			= 20
 	max_occurrences = 5
 
+/datum/round_event_control/canSpawnEvent(players_amt, gamemode)
+	return ..() && length(gather_false_events())
+
 /datum/round_event/falsealarm
 	announceWhen	= 0
 	endWhen			= 1
 
 /datum/round_event/falsealarm/announce()
-	var/list/events_list = list()
-
 	var/players_amt = get_active_player_count(alive_check = 1, afk_check = 1, human_check = 1)
 	var/gamemode = ticker.mode.config_tag
 
-	for(var/datum/round_event_control/E in SSevent.control)
-		if(!E.canSpawnEvent(players_amt, gamemode))
-			continue
-
-		var/datum/round_event/event = E.typepath
-		if(initial(event.announceWhen) <= 0)
-			continue
-		events_list += E
-
+	var/events_list = gather_false_events(players_amt, gamemode)
 	var/datum/round_event_control/event_control = pick(events_list)
 	if(event_control)
 		var/datum/round_event/Event = new event_control.typepath()
@@ -30,4 +23,13 @@
 		Event.kill() 		//do not process this event - no starts, no ticks, no ends
 		Event.announce() 	//just announce it like it's happening
 
+/proc/gather_false_events(players_amt, gamemode)
+	. = list()
+	for(var/datum/round_event_control/E in SSevent.control)
+		if(!E.canSpawnEvent(players_amt, gamemode))
+			continue
 
+		var/datum/round_event/event = E.typepath
+		if(initial(event.announceWhen) <= 0)
+			continue
+		. += E