diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 7100a27..d951c55 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -466,6 +466,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde 1.0.106 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "serde_derive 1.0.106 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
  "serenity 0.8.4 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
+ "strfmt 0.1.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -1319,6 +1320,11 @@ name = "static_assertions"
 version = "1.1.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "strfmt"
+version = "0.1.6"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "strsim"
 version = "0.8.0"
@@ -1885,6 +1891,7 @@ dependencies = [
 "checksum smallvec 1.3.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "05720e22615919e4734f6a99ceae50d00226c3c5aca406e102ebc33298214e0a"
 "checksum spin 0.5.2 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "6e63cff320ae2c57904679ba7cb63280a3dc4613885beafb148ee7bf9aa9042d"
 "checksum static_assertions 1.1.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "a2eb9349b6444b326872e140eb1cf5e7c522154d69e7a0ffb0fb81c06b37543f"
+"checksum strfmt 0.1.6 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "b278b244ef7aa5852b277f52dd0c6cac3a109919e1f6d699adde63251227a30f"
 "checksum strsim 0.8.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "8ea5119cdb4c55b55d432abb513a0429384878c15dde60cc77b1c99de1a95a6a"
 "checksum syn 1.0.17 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "0df0eb663f387145cab623dea85b09c2c5b4b0aef44e945d928e682fce71bb03"
 "checksum textwrap 0.11.0 (registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index)" = "d326610f408c7a4eb6f51c37c330e496b08506c9457c9d34287ecc38809fb060"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 88a1eb0..e7d4ae0 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ diesel = { version = "1.4.0", features = ["mysql", "chrono"] }
 diesel_migrations = "1.4.0"
 log = "0.4.8"
 log4rs = "0.11.0"
+strfmt = "0.1.6"
 
 [dependencies.serenity]
 version = "0.8.4"
diff --git a/src/database/models.rs b/src/database/models.rs
index a560b80..8c6346d 100644
--- a/src/database/models.rs
+++ b/src/database/models.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use super::schema::events;
 use chrono::NaiveDateTime;
 
-#[derive(Queryable, Clone)]
+#[derive(Queryable, Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct Event {
     /// Event ID
     pub id: i32,
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ impl Into<NewEvent> for Event {
     }
 }
 
-#[derive(Insertable, Clone)]
+#[derive(Insertable, Clone, Debug)]
 #[table_name = "events"]
 pub struct NewEvent {
     /// Event name
diff --git a/src/discord/mod.rs b/src/discord/mod.rs
index 64b1f80..85d1e89 100644
--- a/src/discord/mod.rs
+++ b/src/discord/mod.rs
@@ -10,15 +10,12 @@ use serenity::prelude::{Context, RwLock, ShareMap};
 use serenity::utils::Colour;
 use serenity::Result;
 use std::sync::Arc;
+use strfmt::strfmt;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
 
 pub mod events;
 
 /// Send a message to a reaction user
-///
-/// Message will be sent in the format
-/// ```
-/// "{msg_text} **event_name**"
-/// ```
 pub fn send_message_to_reaction_users(ctx: &Context, reaction: &Reaction, msg_text: &str) {
     if let Ok(config) = get_config(&ctx.data) {
         let db_link = config.db_url.clone();
@@ -31,8 +28,21 @@ pub fn send_message_to_reaction_users(ctx: &Context, reaction: &Reaction, msg_te
             }
         };
 
-        // Format message
-        let msg: String = format!("{} **{}**", msg_text, event.event_name);
+        let event_utc_time = DateTime::<Utc>::from_utc(event.event_time.clone(), Utc);
+        let current_utc_time = chrono::offset::Utc::now();
+
+        let msg;
+
+        if event_utc_time > current_utc_time {
+            // Format message
+            let mut fmt = HashMap::new();
+            fmt.insert("event".to_string(), event.event_name);
+            msg = strfmt(msg_text, &fmt).unwrap();
+        }
+        else {
+            msg = format!("**{}** has already started!", &event.event_name)
+        }
+
 
         if let Ok(user) = reaction.user(&ctx.http) {
             send_dm_message(&ctx.http, user, &msg);
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 3449dd2..7137c01 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ impl EventHandler for Handler {
             send_message_to_reaction_users(
                 &ctx,
                 &reaction,
-                "Hello, you are now receiving reminders for",
+                "Hello, you are now receiving reminders for **{event}**",
             );
         }
     }
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ impl EventHandler for Handler {
             send_message_to_reaction_users(
                 &ctx,
                 &reaction,
-                "Hello, you are no longer receiving reminders for",
+                "Hello, you are no longer receiving reminders for **{event}**",
             );
         }
     }
@@ -127,10 +127,11 @@ fn send_reminders(cache_and_http: &Arc<CacheAndHttp>, data: &Arc<RwLock<ShareMap
                 if let Ok(message_id) = event.message_id.parse::<u64>() {
                     // Get time to event
                     let utc_time = DateTime::<Utc>::from_utc(event.event_time.clone(), Utc);
-                    let time_to_event = (utc_time - chrono::offset::Utc::now()).num_minutes();
+                    let current_time = chrono::offset::Utc::now();
+                    let time_to_event = (utc_time - current_time).num_minutes();
                     // If the event starts in less than 10 minutes
-                    if time_to_event <= 10 && time_to_event > 0 && event.reminder_sent == 1 {
-                        // Get message isd
+                    if time_to_event <= 10 && time_to_event > 0 && event.reminder_sent < 1 {
+                        // Get message id
                         if let Ok(message) = http.get_message(event_channel_id, message_id) {
                             let reaction_users = message
                                 .reaction_users(&http, INTERESTED_EMOJI, None, None)