diff --git a/include/channels.h b/include/channels.h
index 15b66e928..bdc273415 100644
--- a/include/channels.h
+++ b/include/channels.h
@@ -102,9 +102,10 @@ class CoreExport Channel : public Base, public Extensible
 
 	/** Join a user internally to the channel
 	 * @param u The user
+	 * @param status The status to give the user, if any
 	 * @return The UserContainer for the user
 	 */
-	ChanUserContainer* JoinUser(User *u);
+	ChanUserContainer* JoinUser(User *u, const ChannelStatus *status);
 
 	/** Remove a user internally from the channel
 	 * @param u The user
diff --git a/include/modules.h b/include/modules.h
index 286ba5246..c430767db 100644
--- a/include/modules.h
+++ b/include/modules.h
@@ -462,7 +462,10 @@ class CoreExport Module : public Extensible
 	 */
 	virtual void OnLeaveChannel(User *u, Channel *c) { throw NotImplementedException(); }
 
-	/** Called when a user joins a channel
+	/** Called after a user joins a channel
+	 * If this event triggers the user is allowed to be in the channel, and will
+	 * not be kicked for restricted/akick/forbidden, etc. If you want to kick the user,
+	 * use the CheckKick event instead.
 	 * @param u The user
 	 * @param channel The channel
 	 */
diff --git a/modules/pseudoclients/chanserv.cpp b/modules/pseudoclients/chanserv.cpp
index 116d5a5ac..a6871189c 100644
--- a/modules/pseudoclients/chanserv.cpp
+++ b/modules/pseudoclients/chanserv.cpp
@@ -288,17 +288,14 @@ class ChanServCore : public Module, public ChanServService
 		{
 			this->Hold(c);
 		}
-		if (c->ci)
-		{
-			c->CheckModes();
 
-			if (Me && Me->IsSynced())
+		c->CheckModes();
+		if (Me && Me->IsSynced() && c->ci)
+		{
+			/* Update channel topic */
+			if ((c->ci->HasExt("KEEPTOPIC") || c->ci->HasExt("TOPICLOCK")) && c->ci->last_topic != c->topic)
 			{
-				/* Update channel topic */
-				if ((c->ci->HasExt("KEEPTOPIC") || c->ci->HasExt("TOPICLOCK")) && c->ci->last_topic != c->topic)
-				{
-					c->ChangeTopic(!c->ci->last_topic_setter.empty() ? c->ci->last_topic_setter : c->ci->WhoSends()->nick, c->ci->last_topic, c->ci->last_topic_time ? c->ci->last_topic_time : Anope::CurTime);
-				}
+				c->ChangeTopic(!c->ci->last_topic_setter.empty() ? c->ci->last_topic_setter : c->ci->WhoSends()->nick, c->ci->last_topic, c->ci->last_topic_time ? c->ci->last_topic_time : Anope::CurTime);
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/bots.cpp b/src/bots.cpp
index 74cf0d9e4..e2c346837 100644
--- a/src/bots.cpp
+++ b/src/bots.cpp
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ void BotInfo::Join(Channel *c, ChannelStatus *status)
 	if (c->FindUser(this) != NULL)
 		return;
 
-	c->JoinUser(this);
+	c->JoinUser(this, status);
 	if (IRCD)
 		IRCD->SendJoin(this, c, status);
 }
diff --git a/src/channels.cpp b/src/channels.cpp
index ff060dce9..9fdc44a49 100644
--- a/src/channels.cpp
+++ b/src/channels.cpp
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ void Channel::Sync()
 
 void Channel::CheckModes()
 {
-	if (this->bouncy_modes)
+	if (this->bouncy_modes || this->syncing)
 		return;
 
 	/* Check for mode bouncing */
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ bool Channel::CheckDelete()
 	return MOD_RESULT != EVENT_STOP && this->users.empty();
 }
 
-ChanUserContainer* Channel::JoinUser(User *user)
+ChanUserContainer* Channel::JoinUser(User *user, const ChannelStatus *status)
 {
 	if (user->server && user->server->IsSynced())
 		Log(user, this, "join");
@@ -178,8 +178,8 @@ ChanUserContainer* Channel::JoinUser(User *user)
 	ChanUserContainer *cuc = new ChanUserContainer(user, this);
 	user->chans[this] = cuc;
 	this->users[user] = cuc;
-
-	FOREACH_MOD(OnJoinChannel, (user, this));
+	if (status)
+		cuc->status = *status;
 
 	return cuc;
 }
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ void Channel::KickInternal(MessageSource &source, const Anope::string &nick, con
 	User *target = User::Find(nick);
 	if (!target)
 	{
-		Log() << "Channel::KickInternal got a nonexistent user " << nick << " on " << this->name << ": " << reason;
+		Log(LOG_DEBUG) << "Channel::KickInternal got a nonexistent user " << nick << " on " << this->name << ": " << reason;
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ void Channel::KickInternal(MessageSource &source, const Anope::string &nick, con
 	ChanUserContainer *cu = target->FindChannel(this);
 	if (cu == NULL)
 	{
-		Log() << "Channel::KickInternal got kick for user " << target->nick << " from " << source.GetSource() << " who isn't on channel " << this->name;
+		Log(LOG_DEBUG) << "Channel::KickInternal got kick for user " << target->nick << " from " << source.GetSource() << " who isn't on channel " << this->name;
 		return;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/messages.cpp b/src/messages.cpp
index ce92841e6..fcaeffa43 100644
--- a/src/messages.cpp
+++ b/src/messages.cpp
@@ -128,18 +128,18 @@ void Join::SJoin(MessageSource &source, const Anope::string &chan, time_t ts, co
 		User *u = it->second;
 
 		/* Add the user to the channel */
-		ChanUserContainer *cc = c->JoinUser(u);
+		c->JoinUser(u, keep_their_modes ? &status : NULL);
 
-		/* Update their status internally on the channel */
-		if (keep_their_modes)
-			cc->status = status;
+		/* Check if the user is allowed to join */
+		if (c->CheckKick(u))
+			continue;
 
 		/* Set whatever modes the user should have, and remove any that
 		 * they aren't allowed to have (secureops etc).
 		 */
 		c->SetCorrectModes(u, true);
-
-		c->CheckKick(u);
+		
+		FOREACH_MOD(OnJoinChannel, (u, c));
 	}
 
 	/* Channel is done syncing */