diff --git a/TGS.Server/EventID.cs b/TGS.Server/EventID.cs
index 9981fd199f..7f04860da9 100644
--- a/TGS.Server/EventID.cs
+++ b/TGS.Server/EventID.cs
@@ -331,5 +331,13 @@ namespace TGS.Server
 		/// Warning: When a testmerge commit failed to be published
 		/// </summary>
 		ReferencePush = 7700,
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Warning: When the server exits unexpectedly
+		/// </summary>
+		DDServerCrash = 7800,
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Info: When the DreamDaemon process is about to be launched
+		/// </summary>
+		DDServerStart = 7800,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/TGS.Server/Instance/DreamDaemon.cs b/TGS.Server/Instance/DreamDaemon.cs
index 69b03306df..78815061d2 100644
--- a/TGS.Server/Instance/DreamDaemon.cs
+++ b/TGS.Server/Instance/DreamDaemon.cs
@@ -374,7 +374,10 @@ namespace TGS.Server
 						}
 					}
 
-					WriteCurrentDDLog("Crash detected!");
+					WriteCurrentDDLog("Crash detected! Exit code: " + Proc.ExitCode);
+					var runtimeS = (DateTime.Now - starttime).TotalSeconds;
+					WriteWarning("DD crashed: Exit Code: " + Proc.ExitCode + " Seconds running: " + runtimeS, EventID.DDServerCrash);
+
 
 					lock (watchdogLock)
 					{
@@ -384,7 +387,7 @@ namespace TGS.Server
 
 						if (AwaitingShutdown == ShutdownRequestPhase.Pinged)
 							return;
-						var BadStart = (DateTime.Now - starttime).TotalSeconds < DDBadStartTime;
+						var BadStart = runtimeS < DDBadStartTime;
 						if (BadStart)
 						{
 							++retries;
@@ -619,6 +622,7 @@ namespace TGS.Server
 					{
 						GameAPIVersion = null;  //needs updating
 					}
+					WriteInfo("Starting DD: " + Proc.StartInfo.FileName + " " + Proc.StartInfo.Arguments, EventID.DDServerStart);
 					Proc.Start();
 					Proc.PriorityClass = ProcessPriorityClass.AboveNormal;