diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Server/Server.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Server/Server.cs
index 3806c40c84..a21e5fd497 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Server/Server.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Server/Server.cs
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Server
 				Log.Write("server", "{0} ({1}) has joined the game.",
 					client.Name, newConn.Socket.RemoteEndPoint);
 
-				if (!LobbyInfo.IsSinglePlayer)
+				if (Dedicated || !LobbyInfo.IsSinglePlayer)
 					SendMessage("{0} has joined the game.".F(client.Name));
 
 				// Send initial ping
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Server
 		{
 			listener.Stop();
 
-			Console.WriteLine("Game started");
+			Console.WriteLine("[{0}] Game started", DateTime.Now.ToString(Settings.TimestampFormat));
 
 			// Drop any unvalidated clients
 			foreach (var c in PreConns.ToArray())
diff --git a/OpenRA.Server/Program.cs b/OpenRA.Server/Program.cs
index b843618dde..61372c953d 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Server/Program.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Server/Program.cs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Server
 
 			settings.Map = modData.MapCache.ChooseInitialMap(settings.Map, new MersenneTwister());
 
-			Console.WriteLine("Starting dedicated server for mod: " + mod);
+			Console.WriteLine("[{0}] Starting dedicated server for mod: {1}", DateTime.Now.ToString(settings.TimestampFormat), mod);
 			while (true)
 			{
 				var server = new Server(new IPEndPoint(IPAddress.Any, settings.ListenPort), settings, modData, true);
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ namespace OpenRA.Server
 					Thread.Sleep(1000);
 					if (server.State == ServerState.GameStarted && server.Conns.Count < 1)
 					{
-						Console.WriteLine("No one is playing, shutting down...");
+						Console.WriteLine("[{0}] No one is playing, shutting down...", DateTime.Now.ToString(settings.TimestampFormat));
 						server.Shutdown();
 						break;
 					}
 				}
 
-				Console.WriteLine("Starting a new server instance...");
+				Console.WriteLine("[{0}] Starting a new server instance...", DateTime.Now.ToString(settings.TimestampFormat));
 			}
 		}
 	}