diff --git a/code/modules/events/meteor_wave.dm b/code/modules/events/meteor_wave.dm
index 798bcf82dd..af22ae3b96 100644
--- a/code/modules/events/meteor_wave.dm
+++ b/code/modules/events/meteor_wave.dm
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@
 	var/list/wave_type
 	var/wave_name = "normal"
 
+/datum/round_event/meteor_wave/setup()
+	announceWhen = 1
+	startWhen = rand(300, 600) //Yeah for SOME REASON this is measured in seconds and not deciseconds???
+	endWhen = startWhen + 60
+
+
 /datum/round_event/meteor_wave/New()
 	..()
 	if(!wave_type)
@@ -46,7 +52,7 @@
 			kill()
 
 /datum/round_event/meteor_wave/announce(fake)
-	priority_announce("Meteors have been detected on collision course with the station.", "Meteor Alert", 'sound/ai/meteors.ogg')
+	priority_announce("Meteors have been detected on collision course with the station. Estimated time until impact: [round(startWhen/60)] minutes.", "Meteor Alert", 'sound/ai/meteors.ogg')
 
 /datum/round_event/meteor_wave/tick()
 	if(ISMULTIPLE(activeFor, 3))