diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/ticker.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/ticker.dm
index 8933f0ff09..45a3b71611 100755
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/ticker.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/ticker.dm
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(ticker)
 
 	var/list/adm = get_admin_counts()
 	var/list/allmins = adm["present"]
-	send2irc("Server", "Round of [hide_mode ? "secret":"[mode.name]"] has started[allmins.len ? ".":" with no active admins online!"]")
+	send2irc("Server", "Round [GLOB.round_id ? "#[GLOB.round_id]:" : "of"] [hide_mode ? "secret":"[mode.name]"] has started[allmins.len ? ".":" with no active admins online!"]")
 
 /datum/controller/subsystem/ticker/proc/OnRoundstart(datum/callback/cb)
 	if(!HasRoundStarted())