diff --git a/moon/cfc_chat_transit/server/init.moon b/moon/cfc_chat_transit/server/init.moon
index c0a0867..cec3bf8 100644
--- a/moon/cfc_chat_transit/server/init.moon
+++ b/moon/cfc_chat_transit/server/init.moon
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ include "cfc_chat_transit/server/avatar_service.lua"
 
 import Read from file
 import GetColor from team
-import TableToJSON from util
+import JSONToTable, TableToJSON from util
 
 logger = ChatTransit.Logger
 relayPort = CreateConVar "cfc_relay_port", "", FCVAR_NONE
@@ -67,6 +67,17 @@ ChatTransit.guard = (f) -> (...) ->
 
     return nil
 
+ChatTransit.getPlayerCount = (cb) ->
+    fail = -> cb player\GetCount!
+
+    success = (body) ->
+        count = JSONToTable body
+        return fail! unless count
+
+        cb count.player_count
+
+    http.Fetch "https://nanny.cfcservers.org/cfc3-status", success, fail
+
 logger\info "Loading modules..."
 for f in *file.Find "cfc_chat_transit/server/modules/*.lua", "LUA"
     logger\info "Loading modules/#{f}"
diff --git a/moon/cfc_chat_transit/server/modules/connect.moon b/moon/cfc_chat_transit/server/modules/connect.moon
index 8ef7161..26cf555 100644
--- a/moon/cfc_chat_transit/server/modules/connect.moon
+++ b/moon/cfc_chat_transit/server/modules/connect.moon
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import guard from ChatTransit
+import getPlayerCount, guard from ChatTransit
 import SteamIDTo64 from util
 -- TODO: Send a preliminary avatarservice link that will be backfilled when they fully connect
 
@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@ ChatTransit.PlayerConnect = (data) =>
     bot = tobool bot
     steamId = nil if bot
 
-    @Send
-        Type: "connect"
-        Data:
-            SteamName: name
-            SteamId: steamId and SteamIDTo64 steamId
-            PlayerCountCurrent: player\GetCount! + 1
-            PlayerCountMax: game\MaxPlayers!
+    getPlayerCount (count) ->
+        @Send
+            Type: "connect"
+            Data:
+                SteamName: name
+                SteamId: steamId and SteamIDTo64 steamId
+                PlayerCountCurrent: count
+                PlayerCountMax: game\MaxPlayers!
 
 ChatTransit.PlayerInitialSpawn = (ply) =>
     @Send
diff --git a/moon/cfc_chat_transit/server/modules/disconnect.moon b/moon/cfc_chat_transit/server/modules/disconnect.moon
index 9947808..d012f52 100644
--- a/moon/cfc_chat_transit/server/modules/disconnect.moon
+++ b/moon/cfc_chat_transit/server/modules/disconnect.moon
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import guard from ChatTransit
+import getPlayerCount, guard from ChatTransit
 import GetBySteamID from player
 import SteamIDTo64 from util
 
@@ -7,14 +7,15 @@ ChatTransit.PlayerDisconnected = (data) =>
 
     ply = GetBySteamID steamId
 
-    @Send
-        Type: "disconnect"
-        Data:
-            SteamName: ply and ply\Nick! or name
-            SteamId: ply and ply\SteamID64! or SteamIDTo64 steamId
-            PlayerCountCurrent: player\GetCount! - 1
-            PlayerCountMax: game\MaxPlayers!
-            Content: reason
+    getPlayerCount (count) ->
+        @Send
+            Type: "disconnect"
+            Data:
+                SteamName: ply and ply\Nick! or name
+                SteamId: ply and ply\SteamID64! or SteamIDTo64 steamId
+                PlayerCountCurrent: count
+                PlayerCountMax: game\MaxPlayers!
+                Content: reason
 
 gameevent.Listen "player_disconnect"
 hook.Add "player_disconnect", "CFC_ChatTransit_DisconnectListener", guard ChatTransit\PlayerDisconnected