diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Api/Models/DiscordConnectionStringBuilder.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Api/Models/DiscordConnectionStringBuilder.cs
index 57fba95013..dc85593090 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Api/Models/DiscordConnectionStringBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Api/Models/DiscordConnectionStringBuilder.cs
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Api.Models
 		/// <remarks>See https://discordapp.com/developers/docs/topics/oauth2#bots</remarks>
 		public string? BotToken { get; set; }
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// <see cref="bool"/> to enable based mode. Will auto reply with a youtube link to a video that says "based on the hardware that's installed in it" to anyone saying 'based on what?' case-insensitive.
+		/// </summary>
+		public bool BasedMeme { get; set; }
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// The <see cref="DiscordDMOutputDisplayType"/>.
 		/// </summary>
@@ -26,7 +31,10 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Api.Models
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Construct a <see cref="DiscordConnectionStringBuilder"/>
 		/// </summary>
-		public DiscordConnectionStringBuilder() { }
+		public DiscordConnectionStringBuilder()
+		{
+			BasedMeme = true;
+		}
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Construct a <see cref="DiscordConnectionStringBuilder"/> from a <paramref name="connectionString"/>
@@ -42,9 +50,17 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Api.Models
 			if (splits.Length < 2 || !Enum.TryParse<DiscordDMOutputDisplayType>(splits[1], out var dMOutputDisplayType))
 				dMOutputDisplayType = DiscordDMOutputDisplayType.Always;
 			DMOutputDisplay = dMOutputDisplayType;
+			if (splits.Length > 1 && Int32.TryParse(splits[2], out Int32 basedMeme))
+			{
+				BasedMeme = Convert.ToBoolean(basedMeme);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				BasedMeme = true; // Oranges said this needs to be true by default :pensive:
+			}
 		}
 
 		/// <inheritdoc />
-		public override string ToString() => $"{BotToken};{(int)DMOutputDisplay}";
+		public override string ToString() => $"{BotToken};{(int)DMOutputDisplay};{Convert.ToInt32(BasedMeme)}";
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Chat/Providers/DiscordProvider.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Chat/Providers/DiscordProvider.cs
index d624c960d4..df097473ae 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Chat/Providers/DiscordProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Chat/Providers/DiscordProvider.cs
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Chat.Providers
 		/// </summary>
 		readonly string botToken;
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// <see cref="bool"/> to enable based mode. Will auto reply with a youtube link to a video that says "based on the hardware that's installed in it" to anyone saying 'based on what?' case-insensitive.
+		/// </summary>
+		readonly bool basedMeme;
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// The <see cref="DiscordDMOutputDisplayType"/>.
 		/// </summary>
@@ -82,6 +87,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Chat.Providers
 
 			var csb = new DiscordConnectionStringBuilder(chatBot.ConnectionString);
 			botToken = csb.BotToken;
+			basedMeme = csb.BasedMeme;
 			outputDisplayType = csb.DMOutputDisplay;
 
 			client = new DiscordSocketClient();
@@ -110,7 +116,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Chat.Providers
 			void StartTyping() => typingState = e.Channel.EnterTypingState();
 			try
 			{
-				if (e.Content.Equals("Based on what?", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
+				if (basedMeme && e.Content.Equals("Based on what?", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))
 				{
 					StartTyping();