diff --git a/pterodactyl/config.py b/pterodactyl/config.py
index bcf6e77..7af450b 100644
--- a/pterodactyl/config.py
+++ b/pterodactyl/config.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ def register_config(config_obj: Config) -> None:
         console_channel=None,
         startup_jar=None,
         startup_arguments=None,
-        power_action_in_progress=False,
+        current_status='',
         chat_regex=r"\[(\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2})\sINFO\]:\s<(\w+)>\s(.*)",
         server_regex=r"^\[\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2} INFO\]: \[Not Secure\] \[.*\] (.*)",
         chat_command='tellraw @a ["",{"text":".$U ","color":".$C"},{"text":" (DISCORD): ","color":"blue"},{"text":".$M","color":"white"}]',
diff --git a/pterodactyl/websocket.py b/pterodactyl/websocket.py
index d7f874c..3e4daae 100644
--- a/pterodactyl/websocket.py
+++ b/pterodactyl/websocket.py
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ async def establish_websocket_connection(coginstance: Pterodactyl) -> None:
         logger.debug("Authentication message sent")
 
         coginstance.websocket = websocket
-        current_status = ''
 
         while True: # pylint: disable=too-many-nested-blocks
             message = await websocket.recv()
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ async def establish_websocket_connection(coginstance: Pterodactyl) -> None:
                 logger.info("WebSocket authentication successful")
 
             if json.loads(message)['event'] == 'console output' and await config.console_channel() is not None:
-                if current_status in ('running', 'offline', ''):
+                if await config.current_status() in ('running', 'offline', ''):
                     content = remove_ansi_escape_codes(json.loads(message)['args'][0])
 
                     channel = coginstance.bot.get_channel(await config.console_channel())
@@ -69,11 +68,23 @@ async def establish_websocket_connection(coginstance: Pterodactyl) -> None:
                             await channel.send(server_message if len(server_message) < 2000 else server_message[:1997] + '...')
 
             if json.loads(message)['event'] == 'status':
+                old_status = await config.current_status()
                 current_status = json.loads(message)['args'][0]
-                if await config.console_channel() is not None:
-                    console = coginstance.bot.get_channel(await config.console_channel())
-                    if console is not None:
-                        await console.send(f"Server status changed! `{json.loads(message)['args'][0]}`")
+                if old_status != current_status:
+                    await config.current_status.set(current_status)
+                    if await config.console_channel() is not None:
+                        console = coginstance.bot.get_channel(await config.console_channel())
+                        if console is not None:
+                            await console.send(f"Server status changed! `{current_status}`")
+                    if await config.chat_channel() is not None:
+                        if current_status == 'running' and await config.startup_msg() is not None:
+                            chat = coginstance.bot.get_channel(await config.chat_channel())
+                            if chat is not None:
+                                await chat.send(await config.startup_msg())
+                        if current_status == 'stopping' and await config.shutdown_msg() is not None:
+                            chat = coginstance.bot.get_channel(await config.chat_channel())
+                            if chat is not None:
+                                await chat.send(await config.shutdown_msg())
 
 async def retrieve_websocket_credentials(coginstance: Pterodactyl) -> Optional[dict]:
     base_url = await config.base_url()