diff --git a/messages/en.json b/messages/en.json
index 5ed19fa..d014b2f 100644
--- a/messages/en.json
+++ b/messages/en.json
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@
     "account_already_joined": "Sorry, but \u0002{0}\u0002 is already joined under {1} account.{2}",
     "player_joined": "\u0002{0}\u0002 has joined the game and raised the number of players to \u0002{1}\u0002.",
     "game_idle_cancel": "The current game took too long to start and has been canceled. If you are still active, you can join again to start a new game.",
+    "game_restart_cancel": "The bot has been restarted and the game has been canceled. If you are still active, you can join again to start a new game.",
     "too_many_players_to_join": "{0}: Too many players to join.",
     "fjoin_in_chan": ": You may only fjoin people who are in this channel.",
     "account_not_logged_in": "{0} is not logged in to NickServ.",
diff --git a/src/wolfgame.py b/src/wolfgame.py
index 24c0a09..0eced2c 100644
--- a/src/wolfgame.py
+++ b/src/wolfgame.py
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ def connect_callback(cli):
         if players:
             msg = "PING! " + break_long_message(players).replace("\n", "\nPING! ")
             cli.msg(botconfig.CHANNEL, msg)
+            cli.msg(botconfig.CHANNEL, messages["game_restart_cancel"])
 
         # Unhook the WHO hooks
         hook.unhook(295)