diff --git a/ChaosBot/Discord/Services/CommandHandler.cs b/ChaosBot/Discord/Services/CommandHandler.cs
index 9d99bd5..cbf6a55 100644
--- a/ChaosBot/Discord/Services/CommandHandler.cs
+++ b/ChaosBot/Discord/Services/CommandHandler.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using ChaosBot.ConfigHelpers;
 using ChaosBot.Models;
 using Discord;
 using Discord.Commands;
@@ -118,8 +119,32 @@ namespace ChaosBot.Discord.Services
                     await dbContext.ExperiencePoints.Upsert(newUser)
                         .On(x => new {x.DiscordGuildId, x.DiscordUserId}).RunAsync();
                 }
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                LoggingFacade.Exception(ex);
+            }
 
-                await user.Guild.SystemChannel.SendMessageAsync($"{user.Username} has joined the server.");
+            try
+            {
+                ulong channelId = ConfigurationRepository.GetValue<ulong>("AnnounceChannel:UserJoined", user.Guild.Id, 0);
+                
+                if (channelId == 0)
+                {
+                    await user.Guild.SystemChannel.SendMessageAsync($"{user.Username} has joined the server.");
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    try
+                    {
+                        await user.Guild.GetTextChannel(channelId)
+                            .SendMessageAsync($"{user.Username} has joined the server.");
+                    }
+                    catch (Exception ex)
+                    {
+                        LoggingFacade.Exception(ex);
+                    }
+                }
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
@@ -178,8 +203,32 @@ namespace ChaosBot.Discord.Services
                     await dbContext.Points.Upsert(usrPoint)
                         .On(x =>  new { x.DiscordGuildId, x.DiscordUserId}).RunAsync();
                 }
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                LoggingFacade.Exception(ex);
+            }
 
-                await user.Guild.SystemChannel.SendMessageAsync($"{user.Username} has left the server.");
+            try
+            {
+                ulong channelId = ConfigurationRepository.GetValue<ulong>("AnnounceChannel:UserLeft", user.Guild.Id, 0);
+                
+                if (channelId == 0)
+                {
+                    await user.Guild.SystemChannel.SendMessageAsync($"{user.Username} has left the server.");
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    try
+                    {
+                        await user.Guild.GetTextChannel(channelId)
+                            .SendMessageAsync($"{user.Username} has left the server.");
+                    }
+                    catch (Exception ex)
+                    {
+                        LoggingFacade.Exception(ex);
+                    }
+                }
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {