diff --git a/src/channelManager.ts b/src/channelManager.ts
index a6100b1..42a58b9 100644
--- a/src/channelManager.ts
+++ b/src/channelManager.ts
@@ -47,11 +47,20 @@ class ChannelManager {
 
     if (channel) {
       channel.addClient(client);
-      client.connectToChannel(channel);
       return {status: 'success'};
     } else {
-      logger.accessLog.info(`channel with id ${channel_id} does not exist.`);
-      return {status: 'notice', message: `channel with id ${channel_id} does not exist.`};
+      logger.accessLog.info(`channel with id ${channel_id} does not exist. could not add client to channel`);
+      return {status: 'notice', message: `channel with id ${channel_id} does not exist. could not add client to channel`};
+    }
+  }
+
+  updateChannelContent(channel: PrivateChannel|PrivateChannel|CustomChannel, channelContent: JSON) {
+    if (channel) {
+      channel.channelContent = channelContent;
+      return {status: 'success'};
+    } else {
+      logger.accessLog.info(`channel with id ${channel} does not exist. could not update content`);
+      return {status: 'notice', message: `channel with id ${channel} does not exist. could not update content`};
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/channels/channelBase.ts b/src/channels/channelBase.ts
index 1bf3a06..b86716b 100644
--- a/src/channels/channelBase.ts
+++ b/src/channels/channelBase.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ const logger = require('../logger');
 class ChannelBase {
   id: string;
   clients: any[] = [];
+  broadcastConditions: string = "true";
+  channelContent: JSON = JSON.parse('{}');
 
   constructor(id: string) {
     this.id = id;
@@ -26,8 +28,8 @@ class ChannelBase {
     return {status: 'success', message: `message broadcast complete`};
   }
 
-  messageTransactionPossible(_from: PublicClient|PrivateClient|CustomClient, _to: PublicClient|PrivateClient|CustomClient) {
-    return true;
+  messageTransactionPossible(from: PublicClient|PrivateClient|CustomClient, to: PublicClient|PrivateClient|CustomClient) {
+    return eval(this.broadcastConditions);
   }
 
   addClient(client: PublicClient|PrivateClient|CustomClient) {
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ class ChannelBase {
       return {status: 'notice', message: 'client already exists in channel'};
     } else {
       this.clients.push(client);
+      client.connectToChannel(this);
       logger.accessLog.info('Added client to channel', {channelId: this.id, clientId: client.id});
       return {status: 'success', message: 'client added'};
     }
diff --git a/src/channels/types/customChannel.ts b/src/channels/types/customChannel.ts
index 82b6b47..fbb24f4 100644
--- a/src/channels/types/customChannel.ts
+++ b/src/channels/types/customChannel.ts
@@ -3,15 +3,14 @@ import ChannelBase from '../channelBase';
 
 class CustomChannel extends ChannelBase {
   clients: CustomClient[] = [];
-  custom: any;
 
   constructor(id: string, custom: any) {
     super(id);
-    this.custom = custom;
-  }
 
-  messageTransactionPossible(from: CustomClient, to: CustomClient) {
-    return eval(this.custom.broadcastConditions);
+    if (custom) {
+      this.broadcastConditions = custom.broadcastConditions;
+      this.channelContent = custom.channelContent;
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/channels/types/privateChannel.ts b/src/channels/types/privateChannel.ts
index 98e5143..c4b742e 100644
--- a/src/channels/types/privateChannel.ts
+++ b/src/channels/types/privateChannel.ts
@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@ import ChannelBase from '../channelBase';
 class PrivateChannel extends ChannelBase {
   clients: PrivateClient[] = [];
 
-  messageTransactionPossible(from: PrivateClient, to: PrivateClient) {
-    return (
-      to !== from &&
-      to.roles.includes('receiver') &&
-      from.roles.includes('broadcaster')
-    );
+  constructor(id: string) {
+    super(id);
+
+    this.broadcastConditions =
+      "to != from && \
+      to.roles.includes('receiver') && \
+      from.roles.includes('broadcaster')";
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/channels/types/publicChannel.ts b/src/channels/types/publicChannel.ts
index 2bdc2f0..3b7009e 100644
--- a/src/channels/types/publicChannel.ts
+++ b/src/channels/types/publicChannel.ts
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ import ChannelBase from '../channelBase';
 class PublicChannel extends ChannelBase {
   clients: PublicClient[] = [];
 
-  messageTransactionPossible(from: PublicClient, to: PublicClient) {
-    return (
-      to !== from
-    );
+  constructor(id: string) {
+    super(id);
+
+    this.broadcastConditions = "to != from";
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/clients/clientBase.ts b/src/clients/clientBase.ts
index febb488..5d26f2e 100644
--- a/src/clients/clientBase.ts
+++ b/src/clients/clientBase.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class ClientBase {
   channelManager: ChannelManager;
   roles: string[];
   messageListener: (data: any) => void;
+  closeListener:  () => void;
 
   constructor(data: any, ws: WebSocket, channelManager: ChannelManager, clientManager: ClientManager) {
     this.ws = ws;
@@ -33,6 +34,16 @@ class ClientBase {
         this.messageTransaction(message);
       }
     };
+    this.closeListener = () => {
+      logger.accessLog.info(`closing connection for client ${this.id}`);
+
+      if (this.channel) {
+        this.channel.removeClient(this.id);
+      }
+
+      this.clientManager.removeClient(this.id);
+      logger.accessLog.info(`closed connection for client ${this.id}`);
+    };
 
     logger.accessLog.info('Client Created', {data});
   }
@@ -51,19 +62,8 @@ class ClientBase {
 
   connectToChannel(channel: PublicChannel|PrivateChannel|CustomChannel) {
     this.channel = channel;
-
     this.ws.on('message', this.messageListener);
-
-    this.ws.on('close', (reasonCode: string, description: string) => {
-      logger.accessLog.info(`closing connection for client ${this.id}`);
-
-      if (this.channel) {
-        this.channel.removeClient(this.id);
-      }
-
-      this.clientManager.removeClient(this.id);
-      logger.accessLog.info(`closed connection for client ${this.id}`);
-    });
+    this.ws.on('close', this.closeListener);
   }
 
   messageTransaction(message: any) {
diff --git a/src/server.ts b/src/server.ts
index 3e2ae41..f0c4dfc 100755
--- a/src/server.ts
+++ b/src/server.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,24 @@ function connectionManager() {
         client = clientManager.addClient(data, channelManager, ws);
       }
 
-      if (client != null) channelManager.addClientToChannel(client, data.channel);
+      if (client != null) {
+        channelManager.addClientToChannel(client, data.channel);
+
+        if (data.channel_type == 'custom') {
+          const channel = channelManager.channelExists(data.channel);
+          const connectionResponse = {
+            message_type: 'channelStatus',
+            content: channel.channelContent
+          }
+
+          if (data.user_roles.includes('super')) {
+            channelManager.updateChannelContent(channel, data.custom.channelContent);
+            channel.broadcastMessage(connectionResponse);
+          } else {
+            client.directMessage(connectionResponse);
+          }
+        }
+      }
 
       logger.accessLog.info(`Purging empty channels...`);
       channelManager.purgeEmptyChannels();