diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/events.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/events.dm
index cf7d9c460e08..0b428bd71327 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/events.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/events.dm
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(events)
 	init_order = INIT_ORDER_EVENTS
 	runlevels = RUNLEVEL_GAME
 
+	can_fire = FALSE
+
 	var/list/control = list()	//list of all datum/round_event_control. Used for selecting events based on weight and occurrences.
 	var/list/running = list()	//list of all existing /datum/round_event
 	var/list/currentrun = list()