diff --git a/09HDscape-server/src/org/crandor/Util.java b/09HDscape-server/src/org/crandor/Util.java
index 231ca4063..0eb38f57f 100644
--- a/09HDscape-server/src/org/crandor/Util.java
+++ b/09HDscape-server/src/org/crandor/Util.java
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ public class Util {
 	
 	public static String strToEnum(String name) {
 		name = name.toUpperCase();
-		name = name.replaceAll(" ", "_");
-		return capitalize(name);
+		return name.replaceAll(" ", "_");
 	}
 	
 	public static String enumToString(String name) {
diff --git a/09HDscape-server/src/org/crandor/game/events/GlobalEventManager.java b/09HDscape-server/src/org/crandor/game/events/GlobalEventManager.java
index 6e43d5472..43f1318e3 100644
--- a/09HDscape-server/src/org/crandor/game/events/GlobalEventManager.java
+++ b/09HDscape-server/src/org/crandor/game/events/GlobalEventManager.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.crandor.game.events;
 
+import org.crandor.Util;
 import org.crandor.game.node.entity.player.Player;
 import org.crandor.game.system.task.Pulse;
 import org.crandor.game.world.GameWorld;
@@ -150,7 +151,6 @@ public class GlobalEventManager implements CallBack {
 	
 	public GlobalEventManager activate(GlobalEvent event, String name, int timeToAdd) {
 		if (timeToAdd <= 0) timeToAdd = 6000;
-		event.start(timeToAdd);
 
 		Player player = Repository.getPlayerByDisplay(name);
 		
@@ -162,7 +162,9 @@ public class GlobalEventManager implements CallBack {
 			message.append(" by " + player.getUsername());
 		}
 		message.append(".");
-		
+
+		// start the event after building the string
+		event.start(timeToAdd);
 		message(message.toString());
 		player.getPacketDispatch().sendMessage(event.getDescription());
 
@@ -171,7 +173,7 @@ public class GlobalEventManager implements CallBack {
 	
 	public GlobalEventManager activateHourly(GlobalEvent event) {
 		event.start(6000);
-		message(event.getName() + " is now active, and will run for an hour!");
+		message(event.getName() + " event is now active, and will run for an hour!");
 		for (Player player : Repository.getPlayers()) {
 			player.getPacketDispatch().sendMessage(event.getDescription());
 		}
@@ -221,7 +223,7 @@ public class GlobalEventManager implements CallBack {
 	
 	public static GlobalEvent getEvent(String name) {
 		for(GlobalEvent event : GlobalEvent.values()){
-			if (event.getName().equalsIgnoreCase(name))
+			if (event.getName().equalsIgnoreCase(name) || event.name().equalsIgnoreCase(Util.strToEnum(name)))
 				return event;
 		}
 		return null;
diff --git a/09HDscape-server/src/plugin/command/DeveloperCommandPlugin.java b/09HDscape-server/src/plugin/command/DeveloperCommandPlugin.java
index d01108610..d9d4d8a36 100644
--- a/09HDscape-server/src/plugin/command/DeveloperCommandPlugin.java
+++ b/09HDscape-server/src/plugin/command/DeveloperCommandPlugin.java
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ public final class DeveloperCommandPlugin extends CommandPlugin {
                 if (event == null)
                 	break;
 				GlobalEventManager.get().activate(event);
-                player.sendMessage("You have activated the " + eventName + " event!");
+                player.sendMessage("You have activated the " + event.getName() + " event!");
                 break;
 
             case "eventdeactivate":
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ public final class DeveloperCommandPlugin extends CommandPlugin {
                 if (event == null)
                 	break;
 				GlobalEventManager.get().deactivate(event);
-                player.sendMessage("You have deactivated the " + eventName + " event!");
+                player.sendMessage("You have deactivated the " + event.getName() + " event!");
                 break;
 
             case "poison":