diff --git a/src/main/java/buttondevteam/discordplugin/DiscordPlugin.java b/src/main/java/buttondevteam/discordplugin/DiscordPlugin.java
index 885f30a..0988b26 100644
--- a/src/main/java/buttondevteam/discordplugin/DiscordPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/buttondevteam/discordplugin/DiscordPlugin.java
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ public class DiscordPlugin extends JavaPlugin implements IListener<ReadyEvent> {
 				chatchannel = devServer.getChannelByID("248185455508455424"); // minecraft_chat_test
 				dc.changeStatus(Status.game("testing"));
 			}
-			// sendMessageToChannel(botchannel, "Minecraft server started up");
+			sendMessageToChannel(chatchannel, "Server started - chat connected.");
 			Runnable r = new Runnable() {
 				public void run() {
 					AnnouncementGetterThreadMethod();
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ public class DiscordPlugin extends JavaPlugin implements IListener<ReadyEvent> {
 		getConfig().set("lastannouncementtime", lastannouncementtime);
 		getConfig().set("lastseentime", lastseentime);
 		saveConfig();
+		sendMessageToChannel(chatchannel, "Server restarting/stopping");
 		try {
 			dc.changeStatus(Status.game("on TBMC"));
 			dc.logout();
diff --git a/src/main/java/buttondevteam/discordplugin/listeners/MCListener.java b/src/main/java/buttondevteam/discordplugin/listeners/MCListener.java
index fb85a24..b8e6b68 100644
--- a/src/main/java/buttondevteam/discordplugin/listeners/MCListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/buttondevteam/discordplugin/listeners/MCListener.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import buttondevteam.discordplugin.DiscordPlugin;
 import buttondevteam.discordplugin.commands.ConnectCommand;
 import buttondevteam.lib.TBMCPlayerGetInfoEvent;
 import buttondevteam.lib.TBMCPlayerJoinEvent;
+import buttondevteam.lib.TBMCPlayerQuitEvent;
 import sx.blah.discord.handle.obj.IUser;
 import sx.blah.discord.handle.obj.Status.StatusType;
 
@@ -23,6 +24,13 @@ public class MCListener implements Listener {
 					+ ConnectCommand.WaitingToConnect.get(e.GetPlayer().getPlayerName()) + " do /discord accept");
 			p.sendMessage("§bIf it wasn't you, do /discord decline");
 		}
+		DiscordPlugin.sendMessageToChannel(DiscordPlugin.chatchannel,
+				e.GetPlayer().getPlayerName() + " joined the game");
+	}
+
+	@EventHandler
+	public void onPlayerLeave(TBMCPlayerQuitEvent e) {
+		DiscordPlugin.sendMessageToChannel(DiscordPlugin.chatchannel, e.GetPlayer().getPlayerName() + " left the game");
 	}
 
 	@EventHandler