diff --git a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Events.py b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Events.py
index dee8727..34dfc54 100644
--- a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Events.py
+++ b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot/Events.py
@@ -31,12 +31,14 @@ class BotEvents(object):
         self.BOT_READY = '1002'
         self.BOT_CONNECTED = '1003'
         self.BOT_LOADED = '1004'
-        self.defaultevents = [self.BOT_WELCOME, self.BOT_READY, self.BOT_CONNECTED, self.BOT_LOADED]
+        self.BOT_RECONNECTED = '1005'
+        self.defaultevents = [self.BOT_WELCOME, self.BOT_READY, self.BOT_CONNECTED, self.BOT_LOADED, self.BOT_RECONNECTED]
         self.SpiceBot_Events = {
-                                "assigned_IDs": {1000: "Default", 1001: "BOT_WELCOME", 1002: "BOT_READY", 1003: "BOT_CONNECTED", 1004: "BOT_LOADED"},
+                                "assigned_IDs": {1000: "Default", 1001: "BOT_WELCOME", 1002: "BOT_READY", 1003: "BOT_CONNECTED", 1004: "BOT_LOADED", 1005: "BOT_RECONNECTED"},
                                 "triggers_recieved": {},
                                 "trigger_queue": [],
                                 "startup_required": [self.BOT_WELCOME, self.BOT_READY, self.BOT_CONNECTED],
+                                "RPL_WELCOME_Count": 0
                                 }
 
     def __getattr__(self, name):
diff --git a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Events/Connection_Count.py b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Events/Connection_Count.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca004e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Events/Connection_Count.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# coding=utf-8
+
+from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import, division, print_function
+
+import sopel.module
+
+from sopel_modules.SpiceBot.Events import botevents
+
+
+@sopel.module.event(botevents.RPL_WELCOME)
+@sopel.module.rule('.*')
+def bot_startup_welcome(bot, trigger):
+    botevents.SpiceBot_Events["RPL_WELCOME_Count"] += 1
+    botevents.trigger(bot, botevents.BOT_RECONNECTED, "Bot Connected to IRC")
diff --git a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Events/Welcome.py b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Events/Welcome.py
index 228420e..ca15d55 100644
--- a/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Events/Welcome.py
+++ b/sopel_modules/SpiceBot_Events/Welcome.py
@@ -12,4 +12,6 @@ from sopel_modules.SpiceBot.Events import botevents
 def bot_startup_welcome(bot, trigger):
     """The Bot events system does not start until RPL_WELCOME 001 is recieved
     from the server"""
+    if botevents.check(botevents.BOT_WELCOME):
+        return
     botevents.trigger(bot, botevents.BOT_WELCOME, "Welcome to the SpiceBot Events System")