diff --git a/code/__HELPERS/unsorted.dm b/code/__HELPERS/unsorted.dm
index 13ac820778..830e933518 100644
--- a/code/__HELPERS/unsorted.dm
+++ b/code/__HELPERS/unsorted.dm
@@ -1571,8 +1571,13 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(dview_mob, /mob/dview, new)
 //empty string - use TgsTargetBroadcast with admin_only = FALSE
 //other string - use TgsChatBroadcast with the tag that matches config_setting, only works with TGS4, if using TGS3 the above method is used
 /proc/send2chat(message, config_setting)
-	if(config_setting == null || !world.TgsAvailable())
+	if(config_setting == null)
 		return
+	
+	UNTIL(GLOB.tgs_initialized)
+	if(!world.TgsAvailable())
+		return
+
 	var/datum/tgs_version/version = world.TgsVersion()
 	if(config_setting == "" || version.suite == 3)
 		world.TgsTargetedChatBroadcast(message, FALSE)
diff --git a/code/datums/tgs_event_handler.dm b/code/datums/tgs_event_handler.dm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a3324121bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/datums/tgs_event_handler.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+/datum/tgs_event_handler/impl/HandleEvent(event_code, ...)
+	switch(event_code)
+		if(TGS_EVENT_REBOOT_MODE_CHANGE)
+			var/list/reboot_mode_lookup = list ("[TGS_REBOOT_MODE_NORMAL]" = "be normal", "[TGS_REBOOT_MODE_SHUTDOWN]" = "shutdown the server", "[TGS_REBOOT_MODE_RESTART]" = "hard restart the server")
+			var old_reboot_mode = args[2]
+			var new_reboot_mode = args[3]
+			message_admins("TGS: Reboot will no longer [reboot_mode_lookup["[old_reboot_mode]"]], it will instead [reboot_mode_lookup["[new_reboot_mode]"]]")
+		if(TGS_EVENT_PORT_SWAP)
+			message_admins("TGS: Changing port from [world.port] to [args[2]]")
+		if(TGS_EVENT_INSTANCE_RENAMED)
+			message_admins("TGS: Instance renamed to from [world.TgsInstanceName()] to [args[2]]")
+		if(TGS_EVENT_COMPILE_START)
+			message_admins("TGS: Deployment started, new game version incoming...")
+		if(TGS_EVENT_COMPILE_CANCELLED)
+			message_admins("TGS: Deployment cancelled!")
+		if(TGS_EVENT_COMPILE_FAILURE)
+			message_admins("TGS: Deployment failed!")
+		if(TGS_EVENT_DEPLOYMENT_COMPLETE)
+			message_admins("TGS: Deployment complete!")
+			to_chat(world, "<span class='boldannounce'>Server updated, changes will be applied on the next round...</span>")