diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/events.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/events.dm
index c48addca178..f17c5c5e55c 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/events.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/events.dm
@@ -91,8 +91,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(events)
 	if(. == EVENT_CANT_RUN)//we couldn't run this event for some reason, set its max_occurrences to 0
 		E.max_occurrences = 0
 	else if(. == EVENT_READY)
-		E.random = TRUE
-		E.runEvent()
+		E.runEvent(random = TRUE)
 
 //allows a client to trigger an event
 //aka Badmin Central
diff --git a/code/modules/events/_event.dm b/code/modules/events/_event.dm
index 310dd374f9d..b29908d0f79 100644
--- a/code/modules/events/_event.dm
+++ b/code/modules/events/_event.dm
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 	var/holidayID = ""				//string which should be in the SSeventss.holidays list if you wish this event to be holiday-specific
 									//anything with a (non-null) holidayID which does not match holiday, cannot run.
 	var/wizardevent = FALSE
-	var/random = FALSE				//If the event has occured randomly, or if it was forced by an admin or in-game occurance
 	var/alert_observers = TRUE		//should we let the ghosts and admins know this event is firing
 									//should be disabled on events that fire a lot
 
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@
 		log_admin_private("[key_name(usr)] cancelled event [name].")
 		SSblackbox.record_feedback("tally", "event_admin_cancelled", 1, typepath)
 
-/datum/round_event_control/proc/runEvent()
+/datum/round_event_control/proc/runEvent(random = FALSE)
 	var/datum/round_event/E = new typepath()
 	E.current_players = get_active_player_count(alive_check = 1, afk_check = 1, human_check = 1)
 	E.control = src