diff --git a/build/Version.props b/build/Version.props
index 2376c6c4e1..7c313bb4f2 100644
--- a/build/Version.props
+++ b/build/Version.props
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <Import Project="ControlPanelVersion.props" />
   <PropertyGroup>
     <TgsCoreVersion>5.1.0</TgsCoreVersion>
-    <TgsConfigVersion>4.2.0</TgsConfigVersion>
+    <TgsConfigVersion>4.3.0</TgsConfigVersion>
     <TgsApiVersion>9.6.0</TgsApiVersion>
     <TgsApiLibraryVersion>10.0.0</TgsApiLibraryVersion>
     <TgsClientVersion>11.0.0</TgsClientVersion>
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Byond/WindowsByondInstaller.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Byond/WindowsByondInstaller.cs
index 2368aa2af6..678e12347f 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Byond/WindowsByondInstaller.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Byond/WindowsByondInstaller.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Text;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
 
 using Tgstation.Server.Api.Models;
+using Tgstation.Server.Host.Configuration;
 using Tgstation.Server.Host.Core;
 using Tgstation.Server.Host.IO;
 using Tgstation.Server.Host.Jobs;
@@ -55,6 +58,11 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Byond
 		/// </summary>
 		readonly IProcessExecutor processExecutor;
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// The <see cref="GeneralConfiguration"/> for the <see cref="WindowsByondInstaller"/>.
+		/// </summary>
+		readonly GeneralConfiguration generalConfiguration;
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// The <see cref="SemaphoreSlim"/> for the <see cref="WindowsByondInstaller"/>.
 		/// </summary>
@@ -69,12 +77,14 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Byond
 		/// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="WindowsByondInstaller"/> class.
 		/// </summary>
 		/// <param name="processExecutor">The value of <see cref="processExecutor"/>.</param>
+		/// <param name="generalConfigurationOptions">The <see cref="IOptions{TOptions}"/> containing the value of <see cref="generalConfiguration"/>.</param>
 		/// <param name="ioManager">The <see cref="IIOManager"/> for the <see cref="ByondInstallerBase"/>.</param>
 		/// <param name="logger">The <see cref="ILogger"/> for the <see cref="ByondInstallerBase"/>.</param>
-		public WindowsByondInstaller(IProcessExecutor processExecutor, IIOManager ioManager, ILogger<WindowsByondInstaller> logger)
+		public WindowsByondInstaller(IProcessExecutor processExecutor, IIOManager ioManager, IOptions<GeneralConfiguration> generalConfigurationOptions, ILogger<WindowsByondInstaller> logger)
 			: base(ioManager, logger)
 		{
 			this.processExecutor = processExecutor ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(processExecutor));
+			generalConfiguration = generalConfigurationOptions?.Value ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(generalConfigurationOptions));
 
 			PathToUserByondFolder = IOManager.ResolvePath(IOManager.ConcatPath(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments), "BYOND"));
 
@@ -87,10 +97,18 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Byond
 
 		/// <inheritdoc />
 		public override Task InstallByond(string path, Version version, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
-			=> Task.WhenAll(
+		{
+			var tasks = new List<Task>
+			{
 				SetNoPromptTrusted(path, cancellationToken),
 				InstallDirectX(path, cancellationToken),
-				AddDreamDaemonToFirewall(path, cancellationToken));
+			};
+
+			if (!generalConfiguration.SkipAddingByondFirewallException)
+				tasks.Add(AddDreamDaemonToFirewall(path, cancellationToken));
+
+			return Task.WhenAll(tasks);
+		}
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Creates the BYOND cfg file that prevents the trusted mode dialog from appearing when launching DreamDaemon.
@@ -104,7 +122,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Byond
 			await IOManager.CreateDirectory(configPath, cancellationToken);
 
 			var configFilePath = IOManager.ConcatPath(configPath, ByondDreamDaemonConfigFilename);
-			Logger.LogTrace("Disabling trusted prompts in {0}...", configFilePath);
+			Logger.LogTrace("Disabling trusted prompts in {configFilePath}...", configFilePath);
 			await IOManager.WriteAllBytes(
 				configFilePath,
 				Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(ByondNoPromptTrustedMode),
@@ -186,7 +204,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Byond
 				cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
 
 				Logger.LogDebug(
-					"netsh.exe output:{0}{1}",
+					"netsh.exe output:{newLine}{output}",
 					Environment.NewLine,
 					await netshProcess.GetCombinedOutput(cancellationToken));
 
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Chat/Providers/DiscordProvider.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Chat/Providers/DiscordProvider.cs
index 57125c0e1d..f89d57e9f1 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Chat/Providers/DiscordProvider.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Chat/Providers/DiscordProvider.cs
@@ -527,9 +527,12 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Chat.Providers
 			var shouldNotAnswer = !pm;
 			if (shouldNotAnswer)
 				lock (mappedChannels)
-					shouldNotAnswer = !mappedChannels.Contains(messageCreateEvent.ChannelID.Value);
+					shouldNotAnswer = !mappedChannels.Contains(messageCreateEvent.ChannelID.Value) && !mappedChannels.Contains(0);
 
-			var content = NormalizeMentions(messageCreateEvent.Content);
+			var refreshedMessage = !String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(messageCreateEvent.Content)
+				? messageCreateEvent
+				: (await channelsClient.GetChannelMessageAsync(messageCreateEvent.ChannelID, messageCreateEvent.ID, cancellationToken)).Entity;
+			var content = NormalizeMentions(refreshedMessage.Content);
 			var mentionedUs = messageCreateEvent.Mentions.Any(x => x.ID == currentUserId)
 				|| (!shouldNotAnswer && content.Split(' ').First().Equals(ChatManager.CommonMention, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
 
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Repository/Repository.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Repository/Repository.cs
index 4d20f4be52..f2d808bfc0 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Repository/Repository.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Repository/Repository.cs
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Repository
 
 			var commitMessage = String.Format(
 				CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
-				"TGS Test merge #{0}{1}{2}",
+				"TGS Test Merge (#{0}){1}{2}",
 				testMergeParameters.Number,
 				testMergeParameters.Comment != null
 					? Environment.NewLine
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Configuration/GeneralConfiguration.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Configuration/GeneralConfiguration.cs
index d7a1a91f06..7be48930ed 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Configuration/GeneralConfiguration.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Configuration/GeneralConfiguration.cs
@@ -111,6 +111,11 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Configuration
 		/// </summary>
 		public bool HostApiDocumentation { get; set; }
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// If the netsh.exe execution to exempt DreamDaemon from Windows firewall should be skipped.
+		/// </summary>
+		public bool SkipAddingByondFirewallException { get; set; }
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="GeneralConfiguration"/> class.
 		/// </summary>
@@ -133,7 +138,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Configuration
 
 			if (ConfigVersion == null)
 				logger.LogCritical(
-					"No `ConfigVersion` specified, your configuration may be out of date! The current version is \"{0}\"",
+					"No `ConfigVersion` specified, your configuration may be out of date! The current version is \"{currentVersion}\"",
 					CurrentConfigVersion);
 			else if (ConfigVersion != CurrentConfigVersion)
 				if (ConfigVersion.Major != CurrentConfigVersion.Major)
diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/appsettings.yml b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/appsettings.yml
index ebab1c2470..3fb8ebb675 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/appsettings.yml
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/appsettings.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ General:
   InstanceLimit: 10
   ValidInstancePaths:
   HostApiDocumentation: false
+  SkipAddingByondFirewallException: false
 Session:
   HighPriorityLiveDreamDaemon: false
   LowPriorityDeploymentProcesses: true
diff --git a/tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests/Instance/ByondTest.cs b/tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests/Instance/ByondTest.cs
index a1dc699d70..db83ca4ad3 100644
--- a/tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests/Instance/ByondTest.cs
+++ b/tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests/Instance/ByondTest.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 using Castle.Core.Logging;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Options;
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
 using Moq;
 using System;
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ using Tgstation.Server.Api.Models.Request;
 using Tgstation.Server.Client;
 using Tgstation.Server.Client.Components;
 using Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Byond;
+using Tgstation.Server.Host.Configuration;
 using Tgstation.Server.Host.IO;
 using Tgstation.Server.Host.System;
 
@@ -87,10 +89,14 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Tests.Instance
 
 		async Task TestCustomInstalls(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
 		{
+			var generalConfigOptionsMock = new Mock<IOptions<GeneralConfiguration>>();
+			generalConfigOptionsMock.SetupGet(x => x.Value).Returns(new GeneralConfiguration());
+
 			var byondInstaller = new PlatformIdentifier().IsWindows
 				? (IByondInstaller)new WindowsByondInstaller(
 					Mock.Of<IProcessExecutor>(),
 					new DefaultIOManager(new AssemblyInformationProvider()),
+					generalConfigOptionsMock.Object,
 					Mock.Of<ILogger<WindowsByondInstaller>>())
 				: new PosixByondInstaller(
 					Mock.Of<IPostWriteHandler>(),