diff --git a/code/datums/world_topic.dm b/code/datums/world_topic.dm
index eda3089905..e82543371c 100644
--- a/code/datums/world_topic.dm
+++ b/code/datums/world_topic.dm
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
 	.["vote"] = CONFIG_GET(flag/allow_vote_mode)
 	.["ai"] = CONFIG_GET(flag/allow_ai)
 	.["host"] = world.host ? world.host : null
-	.["round_id"] = GLOB.round_id
+	.["round_id"] = "[GLOB.round_id]"
 	.["players"] = GLOB.clients.len
 	.["revision"] = GLOB.revdata.commit
 	.["revision_date"] = GLOB.revdata.date
@@ -290,6 +290,6 @@
 	.["dd_build"] = world.byond_version
 	.["dm_version"] = DM_BUILD
 	.["dm_build"] = DM_VERSION
-	.["gameid"] = GLOB.round_id
+	.["gameid"] = "[GLOB.round_id]""
 	.["revision"] = revdata.commit
 	return list2params(.)