diff --git a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Watchdog/WatchdogBase.cs b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Watchdog/WatchdogBase.cs
index e774153eaa..e0f06ab93a 100644
--- a/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Watchdog/WatchdogBase.cs
+++ b/src/Tgstation.Server.Host/Components/Watchdog/WatchdogBase.cs
@@ -28,7 +28,15 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Watchdog
 	abstract class WatchdogBase : IWatchdog, ICustomCommandHandler, IRestartHandler
 	{
 		/// <inheritdoc />
-		public bool Running { get; protected set; }
+		public bool Running
+		{
+			get => running;
+			set
+			{
+				running = value;
+				Logger.LogTrace("Running set to {0}", running);
+			}
+		}
 
 		/// <inheritdoc />
 		public abstract bool AlphaIsActive { get; }
@@ -140,6 +148,11 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Components.Watchdog
 		/// </summary>
 		bool releaseServers;
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Backing field for <see cref="Running"/>.
+		/// </summary>
+		bool running;
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="WatchdogBase"/> <see langword="class"/>.
 		/// </summary>