diff --git a/__DEFINES/tgs.dm b/__DEFINES/tgs.dm
index dc49d2c6f02c..e2c89df90e9b 100644
--- a/__DEFINES/tgs.dm
+++ b/__DEFINES/tgs.dm
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // tgstation-server DMAPI
 
-#define TGS_DMAPI_VERSION "7.1.0"
+#define TGS_DMAPI_VERSION "7.1.2"
 
 // All functions and datums outside this document are subject to change with any version and should not be relied on.
 
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@
 	var/datum/tgs_chat_embed/structure/embed
 
 /datum/tgs_message_content/New(text)
+	..()
 	if(!istext(text))
 		TGS_ERROR_LOG("[/datum/tgs_message_content] created with no text!")
 		text = null
@@ -354,6 +355,7 @@
 	var/proxy_url
 
 /datum/tgs_chat_embed/media/New(url)
+	..()
 	if(!istext(url))
 		CRASH("[/datum/tgs_chat_embed/media] created with no url!")
 
@@ -367,6 +369,7 @@
 	var/proxy_icon_url
 
 /datum/tgs_chat_embed/footer/New(text)
+	..()
 	if(!istext(text))
 		CRASH("[/datum/tgs_chat_embed/footer] created with no text!")
 
@@ -383,6 +386,7 @@
 	var/proxy_icon_url
 
 /datum/tgs_chat_embed/provider/author/New(name)
+	..()
 	if(!istext(name))
 		CRASH("[/datum/tgs_chat_embed/provider/author] created with no name!")
 
@@ -395,6 +399,7 @@
 	var/is_inline
 
 /datum/tgs_chat_embed/field/New(name, value)
+	..()
 	if(!istext(name))
 		CRASH("[/datum/tgs_chat_embed/field] created with no name!")
 
@@ -496,7 +501,7 @@
 /// Returns a list of connected [/datum/tgs_chat_channel]s if TGS is present, null otherwise. This function may sleep if the call to [/world/proc/TgsNew] is sleeping!
 /world/proc/TgsChatChannelInfo()
 	return
-	
+
 /**
  * Trigger an event in TGS. Requires TGS version >= 6.3.0. Returns [TRUE] if the event was triggered successfully, [FALSE] otherwise. This function may sleep!
  *
@@ -510,7 +515,7 @@
 /*
 The MIT License
 
-Copyright (c) 2017-2023 Jordan Brown
+Copyright (c) 2017-2024 Jordan Brown
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge,
 to any person obtaining a copy of this software and
diff --git a/code/modules/tgs/LICENSE b/code/modules/tgs/LICENSE
index 2bedf9a63aa0..324c48e993e1 100644
--- a/code/modules/tgs/LICENSE
+++ b/code/modules/tgs/LICENSE
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 The MIT License
 
-Copyright (c) 2017-2023 Jordan Brown
+Copyright (c) 2017-2024 Jordan Brown
 
 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge,
 to any person obtaining a copy of this software and
diff --git a/code/modules/tgs/core/datum.dm b/code/modules/tgs/core/datum.dm
index 898516f12486..f734fd0527f0 100644
--- a/code/modules/tgs/core/datum.dm
+++ b/code/modules/tgs/core/datum.dm
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ TGS_DEFINE_AND_SET_GLOBAL(tgs, null)
 	var/list/warned_deprecated_command_runs
 
 /datum/tgs_api/New(datum/tgs_event_handler/event_handler, datum/tgs_version/version)
-	. = ..()
+	..()
 	src.event_handler = event_handler
 	src.version = version
 
diff --git a/code/modules/tgs/core/tgs_version.dm b/code/modules/tgs/core/tgs_version.dm
index a5dae1241a30..bc561e67487a 100644
--- a/code/modules/tgs/core/tgs_version.dm
+++ b/code/modules/tgs/core/tgs_version.dm
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 /datum/tgs_version/New(raw_parameter)
+	..()
 	src.raw_parameter = raw_parameter
 	deprefixed_parameter = replacetext(raw_parameter, "/tg/station 13 Server v", "")
 	var/list/version_bits = splittext(deprefixed_parameter, ".")
diff --git a/code/modules/tgs/v5/api.dm b/code/modules/tgs/v5/api.dm
index 9b64931f8f92..95b8edd3ee5c 100644
--- a/code/modules/tgs/v5/api.dm
+++ b/code/modules/tgs/v5/api.dm
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@
 
 	var/datum/tgs_version/api_version = ApiVersion()
 	version = null // we want this to be the TGS version, not the interop version
+
+	// sleep once to prevent an issue where world.Export on the first tick can hang indefinitely
+	sleep(world.tick_lag)
+
 	var/list/bridge_response = Bridge(DMAPI5_BRIDGE_COMMAND_STARTUP, list(DMAPI5_BRIDGE_PARAMETER_MINIMUM_SECURITY_LEVEL = minimum_required_security_level, DMAPI5_BRIDGE_PARAMETER_VERSION = api_version.raw_parameter, DMAPI5_PARAMETER_CUSTOM_COMMANDS = ListCustomCommands(), DMAPI5_PARAMETER_TOPIC_PORT = GetTopicPort()))
 	if(!istype(bridge_response))
 		TGS_ERROR_LOG("Failed initial bridge request!")
diff --git a/code/modules/tgs/v5/topic.dm b/code/modules/tgs/v5/topic.dm
index e66edc27206a..e1f2cb638578 100644
--- a/code/modules/tgs/v5/topic.dm
+++ b/code/modules/tgs/v5/topic.dm
@@ -177,7 +177,8 @@
 			reattach_response[DMAPI5_PARAMETER_CUSTOM_COMMANDS] = ListCustomCommands()
 			reattach_response[DMAPI5_PARAMETER_TOPIC_PORT] = GetTopicPort()
 
-			pending_events.Cut()
+			for(var/eventId in pending_events)
+				pending_events[eventId] = TRUE
 
 			return reattach_response