diff --git a/krebs/3modules/buildbot/master.nix b/krebs/3modules/buildbot/master.nix
index a02f3645d..209dbe980 100644
--- a/krebs/3modules/buildbot/master.nix
+++ b/krebs/3modules/buildbot/master.nix
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ let
       irc = words.IRC("${cfg.irc.server}", "${cfg.irc.nick}",
                       channels=${builtins.toJSON cfg.irc.channels},
                       notify_events={
+                        'started': 1,
                         'success': 1,
                         'failure': 1,
                         'exception': 1,