diff --git a/TGServerService/Compiler.cs b/TGServerService/Compiler.cs
index 0efddf6064..31c9bdb39b 100644
--- a/TGServerService/Compiler.cs
+++ b/TGServerService/Compiler.cs
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ namespace TGServerService
 		Thread CompilerThread;
 		bool compilationCancellationRequestation = false;
 		bool canCancelCompilation = false;
+		bool silentCompile = false;
 
 		bool UpdateStaged = false;
 
@@ -199,6 +200,7 @@ namespace TGServerService
 					lock (CompilerLock)
 					{
 						compilerCurrentStatus = TGCompilerStatus.Compiling;
+						silentCompile = true;
 					}
 				}
 				catch (ThreadAbortException)
@@ -288,7 +290,16 @@ namespace TGServerService
 					compilerCurrentStatus = TGCompilerStatus.Initialized;
 					return;
 				}
-				SendMessage("DM: Compiling...");
+				bool silent;
+				lock (CompilerLock)
+				{
+					silent = silentCompile;
+					silentCompile = false;
+				}
+
+				if(!silent)
+					SendMessage("DM: Compiling...");
+
 				var resurrectee = GetStagingDir();
 
 				Program.DeleteDirectory(resurrectee, true, deleteExcludeList);
@@ -496,7 +507,7 @@ namespace TGServerService
 					{
 						compilerCurrentStatus = TGCompilerStatus.Initialized;
 						compilationCancellationRequestation = false;
-						SendMessage("Compile cancelled!");
+						SendMessage("DM: Compile cancelled!");
 						TGServerService.WriteInfo("Compilation cancelled", TGServerService.EventID.DMCompileCancel);
 					}
 				}
@@ -504,12 +515,13 @@ namespace TGServerService
 		}
 		//kicks off the compiler thread
 		//public api
-		public bool Compile()
+		public bool Compile(bool silent = false)
 		{
 			lock (CompilerLock)
 			{
 				if (compilerCurrentStatus != TGCompilerStatus.Initialized)
 					return false;
+				silentCompile = silent;
 				lastCompilerError = null;
 				compilerCurrentStatus = TGCompilerStatus.Compiling;
 				CompilerThread = new Thread(new ThreadStart(CompileImpl));
diff --git a/TGServerService/InterfaceBase.cs b/TGServerService/InterfaceBase.cs
index 24b89370e5..1b7d402bb6 100644
--- a/TGServerService/InterfaceBase.cs
+++ b/TGServerService/InterfaceBase.cs
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ namespace TGServerService
 
 			if (testmerge_pr != 0)
 			{
-				res = MergePullRequest(testmerge_pr);
+				res = MergePullRequestImpl(testmerge_pr, true);
 				if (res != null && res != RepoErrorUpToDate)
 					return res;
 			}
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ namespace TGServerService
 					return res;
 			}
 
-			if (!Compile())
+			if (!Compile(true))
 				return "Compilation could not be started!";
 			return null;
 		}
diff --git a/TGServerService/Repository.cs b/TGServerService/Repository.cs
index 923601012a..c25c5528fb 100644
--- a/TGServerService/Repository.cs
+++ b/TGServerService/Repository.cs
@@ -508,13 +508,17 @@ namespace TGServerService
 
 		//public api
 		public string MergePullRequest(int PRNumber)
+		{
+			return MergePullRequestImpl(PRNumber, false);
+		}
+		string MergePullRequestImpl(int PRNumber, bool impliedUpdate)
 		{
 			lock (RepoLock)
 			{
 				var result = LoadRepo();
 				if (result != null)
 					return result;
-				SendMessage(String.Format("REPO: Merging PR #{0}...", PRNumber));
+				SendMessage(String.Format("REPO: {2}erging PR #{0}...", PRNumber, impliedUpdate ? "Test m" : "M"));
 				try
 				{
 					//only supported with github
diff --git a/TGServiceInterface/Compiler.cs b/TGServiceInterface/Compiler.cs
index 434282bfcf..75684245fb 100644
--- a/TGServiceInterface/Compiler.cs
+++ b/TGServiceInterface/Compiler.cs
@@ -42,16 +42,17 @@ namespace TGServiceInterface
 		/// <returns>true if the operation began, false if it could not start</returns>
 		[OperationContract]
 		bool Initialize();
-		
+
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Does all the necessary actions to take the revision currently in the repository
 		/// and compile it to be run on the next server reboot
 		/// requires byond to be set up and the compiler to be initialized
 		/// runs asyncronously
 		/// </summary>
+		/// <param name="silent">If true no message for compilation start will be printed</param>
 		/// <returns>true if the operation began, false if it could not start</returns>
 		[OperationContract]
-		bool Compile();
+		bool Compile(bool silent = false);
 
 		/// <summary>
 		/// Cancels the current compilation