diff --git a/src/modules/announcer.ts b/src/modules/announcer.ts
index b20b8c4..86cbf21 100644
--- a/src/modules/announcer.ts
+++ b/src/modules/announcer.ts
@@ -1,26 +1,25 @@
-import { join } from "node:path";
 import type { Module } from "./types.js";
 
-export const announcer: Module = ({ client, audio, tts, t, rootDir }) => {
-  const sysmsg = join(rootDir, "sysmsg.wav");
-
+export const announcer: Module = ({ client, audio, tts, t }) => {
   client.on("voiceStateUpdate", async (oldState, newState) => {
     if (newState.member?.user.bot) return;
     if (oldState.channel && newState.channel) return;
     const channel = oldState.channel ?? newState.channel;
     if (!channel) return;
 
-    if (channel.members.size < 2) {
+    const joined = !oldState.channel;
+
+    if (!joined && channel.members.size < 2) {
       audio.queue.flush();
       await audio.leaveChannel(channel);
+      return;
     }
+
     await audio.joinChannel(channel);
 
-    const joined = !oldState.channel;
     const username = newState.member?.displayName ?? oldState.member?.displayName ?? "someone";
     const str = joined ? t("USER_JOINED", username) : t("USER_LEFT", username);
     const filepath = await audio.generateVoice(str, tts.announcement, tts.announcementVoice);
-    audio.queue.add(sysmsg);
     audio.queue.add(filepath);
   });
 };