diff --git a/CelesteNet.Server.ChatModule/CMDs/CmdLocate.cs b/CelesteNet.Server.ChatModule/CMDs/CmdLocate.cs
index c70ef580..c897ba51 100644
--- a/CelesteNet.Server.ChatModule/CMDs/CmdLocate.cs
+++ b/CelesteNet.Server.ChatModule/CMDs/CmdLocate.cs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public override void Run(CmdEnv env, List<ICmdArg>? args) {
 
         // the DataChat above was constructed with self so that the spam check in PrepareAndLog doesn't break,
         // and we do need to PrepareAndLog because we need a valid msg ID...
-        chat = Chat.PrepareAndLog(null, chat);
+        chat = Chat.PrepareAndLog(null, chat, false);
 
         if (chat != null) {
             chat.Player = OtherPlayer;
diff --git a/CelesteNet.Server.FrontendModule/Frontend.cs b/CelesteNet.Server.FrontendModule/Frontend.cs
index f016a131..5c5c41c8 100644
--- a/CelesteNet.Server.FrontendModule/Frontend.cs
+++ b/CelesteNet.Server.FrontendModule/Frontend.cs
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ private void OnSessionStart(CelesteNetPlayerSession session) {
                 "sess_join", PlayerSessionToFrontend(session, frontendWS.IsAuthorized, true)
             ));
             TryBroadcastUpdate(Settings.APIPrefix + "/status");
-            //TryBroadcastUpdate(Settings.APIPrefix + "/players");
             session.OnEnd += OnSessionEnd;
         }
 
@@ -150,7 +149,6 @@ private void OnSessionEnd(CelesteNetPlayerSession session, DataPlayerInfo? lastP
                 "sess_leave", PlayerSessionToFrontend(session, frontendWS.IsAuthorized, true)
             ));
             TryBroadcastUpdate(Settings.APIPrefix + "/status");
-            //TryBroadcastUpdate(Settings.APIPrefix + "/players");
         }
 
         private void OnDisconnect(CelesteNetServer server, CelesteNetConnection con, CelesteNetPlayerSession? session) {
@@ -163,7 +161,9 @@ private void OnBroadcastChannels(Channels obj) {
         }
 
         private void OnChannelMove(CelesteNetPlayerSession session, Channel? from, Channel? to) {
-            BroadcastCMD(false, "chan_move",
+            BroadcastCMD(
+                from?.IsPrivate == true || to?.IsPrivate == true,
+                "chan_move",
                 new {
                     session.SessionID,
                     fromID = from?.ID,
@@ -185,7 +185,11 @@ private void OnCreateChannel(Channel channel, int total) {
         }
 
         private void OnRemoveChannel(string name, uint id, int total) {
-            BroadcastCMD(false, "chan_remove",
+            // it would've been better to also pass the `Channel` instance into this tbh
+            // but I'm not gonna change the event/delegate signature at this point...
+            BroadcastCMD(
+                name.StartsWith(Channels.PrefixPrivate),
+                "chan_remove",
                 new {
                     Name = name,
                     ID = id,