diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/tgs.dm b/code/__DEFINES/tgs.dm
index 2562bfe4d34..3225f14d8cd 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/tgs.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/tgs.dm
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // tgstation-server DMAPI
 
-#define TGS_DMAPI_VERSION "5.2.9"
+#define TGS_DMAPI_VERSION "5.2.10"
 
 // All functions and datums outside this document are subject to change with any version and should not be relied on.
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 #define TGS_EVENT_REPO_CHECKOUT 1
 /// When the repository performs a fetch operation. No parameters
 #define TGS_EVENT_REPO_FETCH 2
-/// When the repository merges a pull request. Parameters: PR Number, PR Sha, (Nullable) Comment made by TGS user
+/// When the repository test merges. Parameters: PR Number, PR Sha, (Nullable) Comment made by TGS user
 #define TGS_EVENT_REPO_MERGE_PULL_REQUEST 3
 /// Before the repository makes a sychronize operation. Parameters: Absolute repostiory path
 #define TGS_EVENT_REPO_PRE_SYNCHRONIZE 4
@@ -190,21 +190,21 @@
 
 /// Represents a merge of a GitHub pull request.
 /datum/tgs_revision_information/test_merge
-	/// The pull request number.
+	/// The test merge number.
 	var/number
-	/// The pull request title when it was merged.
+	/// The test merge source's title when it was merged.
 	var/title
-	/// The pull request body when it was merged.
+	/// The test merge source's body when it was merged.
 	var/body
-	/// The GitHub username of the pull request's author.
+	/// The Username of the test merge source's author.
 	var/author
-	/// An http URL to the pull request.
+	/// An http URL to the test merge source.
 	var/url
-	/// The SHA of the pull request when that was merged.
+	/// The SHA of the test merge when that was merged.
 	var/pull_request_commit
-	/// ISO 8601 timestamp of when the pull request was merged.
+	/// ISO 8601 timestamp of when the test merge was created on TGS.
 	var/time_merged
-	/// (Nullable) Comment left by the TGS user who initiated the merge..
+	/// Optional comment left by the TGS user who initiated the merge.
 	var/comment
 
 /// Represents a connected chat channel.
diff --git a/code/modules/tgs/v5/api.dm b/code/modules/tgs/v5/api.dm
index 466a986237d..7a2ff694e0f 100644
--- a/code/modules/tgs/v5/api.dm
+++ b/code/modules/tgs/v5/api.dm
@@ -98,18 +98,19 @@
 	return json_encode(response)
 
 /datum/tgs_api/v5/OnTopic(T)
-	if(!initialized)
-		return FALSE	//continue world/Topic
-
 	var/list/params = params2list(T)
 	var/json = params[DMAPI5_TOPIC_DATA]
 	if(!json)
-		return FALSE
+		return FALSE // continue to /world/Topic
 
 	var/list/topic_parameters = json_decode(json)
 	if(!topic_parameters)
 		return TopicResponse("Invalid topic parameters json!");
 
+	if(!initialized)
+		TGS_WARNING_LOG("Missed topic due to not being initialized: [T]")
+		return TRUE	// too early to handle, but it's still our responsibility
+
 	var/their_sCK = topic_parameters[DMAPI5_PARAMETER_ACCESS_IDENTIFIER]
 	if(their_sCK != access_identifier)
 		return TopicResponse("Failed to decode [DMAPI5_PARAMETER_ACCESS_IDENTIFIER] from: [json]!");