diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 645046078..a025c82c7 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -1848,3 +1848,5 @@
   This change should not break extban modules, and should need some more extensive testing.
 - Misc fix for disabling extban chains, should've done stuff in our autoconf
   stuff instead of hacking configure directly :P .
+- Made the timesynch log output more clear and understandable.
+- Added an 'UnrealIRCd started' log message on startup.
diff --git a/src/ircd.c b/src/ircd.c
index 9e04d8082..67facf542 100644
--- a/src/ircd.c
+++ b/src/ircd.c
@@ -1536,6 +1536,7 @@ int InitwIRCD(int argc, char *argv[])
 	me.umodes = conf_listen->options;
 	conf_listen->listener = &me;
 	run_configuration();
+	ircd_log(LOG_ERROR, "UnrealIRCd started.");
 	botmotd = (aMotd *) read_file(conf_files->botmotd_file, NULL);
 	rules = (aMotd *) read_file(conf_files->rules_file, NULL);
 	opermotd = (aMotd *) read_file(conf_files->opermotd_file, NULL);
@@ -1623,7 +1624,9 @@ int InitwIRCD(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if (TIMESYNCH)
 	{
 		if (!unreal_time_synch(TIMESYNCH_TIMEOUT))
-			ircd_log(LOG_ERROR, "TIME SYNCH: Unable to synchronize time: %s. This happens sometimes, no error on your part.",
+			ircd_log(LOG_ERROR, "TIME SYNCH: Unable to synchronize time: %s. "
+			                    "This means UnrealIRCd was unable to synchronize the IRCd clock to a known good time source. "
+			                    "As long as the server owner keeps the server clock synchronized through NTP, everything will be fine.",
 				unreal_time_synch_error());
 	}
 	fix_timers(); /* Fix timers AFTER reading tune file AND timesynch */
diff --git a/src/timesynch.c b/src/timesynch.c
index 349504f43..ad8c2035a 100644
--- a/src/timesynch.c
+++ b/src/timesynch.c
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ int n, addrlen, i, highestfd = 0;
 fd_set r;
 struct timeval tv;
 char buf[512], *buf_out;
+int succesfully_sent = 0;
 
 	strlcpy(tmptimeservbuf, TIMESYNCH_SERVER, sizeof(tmptimeservbuf));
 
@@ -193,10 +194,18 @@ char buf[512], *buf_out;
 	{
 		n = sendto(s[i], buf_out, TSPKTLEN, 0, (struct sockaddr *)&addr[i], sizeof(struct sockaddr_in));
 		if (n < 0)
-			ircd_log(LOG_ERROR, "TimeSync: WARNING: Was unable to send message to server #%d...", i);
+			ircd_log(LOG_ERROR, "TimeSync: WARNING: Was unable to send packet to server #%d... ", i);
+		else
+			succesfully_sent++;
 	}
 
-	
+	if (!succesfully_sent)
+	{
+		ircd_log(LOG_ERROR, "TimeSync: WARNING: Unable to send time synchronization packets to ANY time server. "
+		                    "Perhaps your firewall is blocking outgoing packets to UDP port 123?");
+		strcpy(tserr, "Unable to send packets");
+		goto end;
+	}
 
 	start = time(NULL); /* yes, indeed.. not TStime() here.. that is correct */
 	
@@ -260,8 +269,11 @@ gotit:
 	now = time(NULL);
 	offset = t - now;
 
-	ircd_log(LOG_ERROR, "TIME SYNCH: timeserver=%ld, our=%ld, offset = %ld [old offset: %ld]\n",
-		(long)t, (long)now, (long)offset, (long)TSoffset);
+	if ((offset >= -1) && (offset <= 1)) /* no offset (or only +1/-1) */
+		ircd_log(LOG_ERROR, "TIME SYNCH: IRCd clock succesfully synchronized to known good time source.");
+	else
+		ircd_log(LOG_ERROR, "TIME SYNCH: IRCd clock succesfully synchronized to known good time source [offset: %ld, was: %ld].",
+			(long)offset, (long)TSoffset);
 	
 	TSoffset = offset;