diff --git a/scripts/minecraft.js b/scripts/minecraft.js
index 585be37..b8f3f84 100644
--- a/scripts/minecraft.js
+++ b/scripts/minecraft.js
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ const messageTypes = {
 };
 
 const chatMessageRegex = /^\[(?:.*?)\]: \<(?<username>.*)\> (?<message>.*)/;
+const joinNotificationRegex = /^\[(?:.*?)\]: (?<username>.*) joined the game/;
+const leaveNotificationRegex = /^\[(?:.*?)\]: (?<username>.*) left the game/;
 const rconConnection = new Rcon("localhost", "25575", process.env.RCON_PASSWORD);
 
 export default class GatewayClient {
@@ -91,7 +93,7 @@ export default class GatewayClient {
             console.log("gateway: open");
         });
         this.ws.on("close", () => {
-            console.log("gateway: closed");
+            console.log("gateway: closed, reconnecting in 4000ms");
             setTimeout(() => {
                 console.log("gateway: reconnecting");
                 this.connect(token);
@@ -141,10 +143,10 @@ async function main() {
     rconConnection.on("error", (e) => {
         console.error("rcon: got error", e);
         if (!rconConnection.hasAuthed) {
-            console.log("rcon: reconnecting in 1200ms due to error before hasAuthed");
+            console.log("rcon: reconnecting in 5000ms due to error before hasAuthed (server might not be up yet?)");
             setTimeout(() => {
                 rconConnection.connect();
-            }, 1200);
+            }, 5000);
         }
     });
     const gateway = new GatewayClient(GATEWAY_ORIGIN);
@@ -160,12 +162,24 @@ async function main() {
     process.stdin.on("data", async (rawDataBuffer) => {
         const stringData = rawDataBuffer.toString().trim();
         console.log(stringData);
-        const result = chatMessageRegex.exec(stringData);
-        if (!result)
-            return;
-        const { username, message } = result.groups;
 
-        await sendBridgeMessageAs(TARGET_GUILD_ID, TARGET_CHANNEL_ID, message, username, null);
+        const joinResult = joinNotificationRegex.exec(stringData);
+        if (joinResult) {
+            await sendBridgeMessageAs(TARGET_GUILD_ID, TARGET_CHANNEL_ID, `**${joinResult.groups.username}** joined the game`, null, null);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const leaveResult = leaveNotificationRegex.exec(stringData);
+        if (leaveResult) {
+            await sendBridgeMessageAs(TARGET_GUILD_ID, TARGET_CHANNEL_ID, `**${leaveResult.groups.username}** left the game`, null, null);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        const messageResult = chatMessageRegex.exec(stringData);
+        if (messageResult) {
+            await sendBridgeMessageAs(TARGET_GUILD_ID, TARGET_CHANNEL_ID, messageResult.groups.message, messageResult.groups.username, null);
+            return;
+        }
     });
 }