diff --git a/src/ARKServerManager/Lib/ServerRuntime.cs b/src/ARKServerManager/Lib/ServerRuntime.cs
index 48018475..12f2f517 100644
--- a/src/ARKServerManager/Lib/ServerRuntime.cs
+++ b/src/ARKServerManager/Lib/ServerRuntime.cs
@@ -333,13 +333,15 @@ namespace ServerManagerTool.Lib
                         break;
                 }
 
-                if (this.Players != update.OnlinePlayerCount)
-                {
-                    PluginHelper.Instance.ProcessAlert(AlertType.OnlinePlayerCountChanged, this.ProfileSnapshot.ProfileName, $"{Config.Default.Alert_OnlinePlayerCountChange} {update.OnlinePlayerCount}");
-                }
+                var previousOnlinePlayerCount = this.Players;
                 this.Players = update.OnlinePlayerCount;
                 this.MaxPlayers = update.ServerInfo?.MaxPlayers ?? this.ProfileSnapshot.MaxPlayerCount;
 
+                if (previousOnlinePlayerCount != this.Players)
+                {
+                    PluginHelper.Instance.ProcessAlert(AlertType.OnlinePlayerCountChanged, this.ProfileSnapshot.ProfileName, $"{Config.Default.Alert_OnlinePlayerCountChange} {this.Players} / {this.MaxPlayers}");
+                }
+
                 if (update.ServerInfo != null)
                 {
                     var match = Regex.Match(update.ServerInfo.Name, @"\(v([0-9]+\.[0-9]*)\)");
diff --git a/src/ConanServerManager/Lib/ServerRuntime.cs b/src/ConanServerManager/Lib/ServerRuntime.cs
index 16f39e83..69e8acdd 100644
--- a/src/ConanServerManager/Lib/ServerRuntime.cs
+++ b/src/ConanServerManager/Lib/ServerRuntime.cs
@@ -332,13 +332,15 @@ namespace ServerManagerTool.Lib
                         break;
                 }
 
-                if (this.Players != update.OnlinePlayerCount)
-                {
-                    PluginHelper.Instance.ProcessAlert(AlertType.OnlinePlayerCountChanged, this.ProfileSnapshot.ProfileName, $"{Config.Default.Alert_OnlinePlayerCountChange} {update.OnlinePlayerCount}");
-                }
+                var previousOnlinePlayerCount = this.Players;
                 this.Players = update.OnlinePlayerCount;
                 this.MaxPlayers = update.ServerInfo?.MaxPlayers ?? this.ProfileSnapshot.MaxPlayerCount;
 
+                if (previousOnlinePlayerCount != this.Players)
+                {
+                    PluginHelper.Instance.ProcessAlert(AlertType.OnlinePlayerCountChanged, this.ProfileSnapshot.ProfileName, $"{Config.Default.Alert_OnlinePlayerCountChange} {this.Players} / {this.MaxPlayers}");
+                }
+
                 var serverExeFile = Path.Combine(this.ProfileSnapshot.InstallDirectory, Config.Default.ServerBinaryRelativePath, Config.Default.ServerExeFile);
                 if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(serverExeFile) && File.Exists(serverExeFile))
                 {