diff --git a/common/events/player_event_logs.cpp b/common/events/player_event_logs.cpp
index 6f4daf4eb..41be9f7d1 100644
--- a/common/events/player_event_logs.cpp
+++ b/common/events/player_event_logs.cpp
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ const uint32 PROCESS_RETENTION_TRUNCATION_TIMER_INTERVAL = 60 * 60 * 1000; // 1
 // general initialization routine
 void PlayerEventLogs::Init()
 {
-
 	m_process_batch_events_timer.SetTimer(RuleI(Logging, BatchPlayerEventProcessIntervalSeconds) * 1000);
 	m_process_retention_truncation_timer.SetTimer(PROCESS_RETENTION_TRUNCATION_TIMER_INTERVAL);
+	m_database_ping_timer.SetTimer(10 * 1000); // 10 seconds
 
 	ValidateDatabaseConnection();
 
@@ -916,6 +916,10 @@ std::string PlayerEventLogs::GetDiscordPayloadFromEvent(const PlayerEvent::Playe
 // general process function, used in world or QS depending on rule Logging:PlayerEventsQSProcess
 void PlayerEventLogs::Process()
 {
+	if (m_database_ping_timer.Check()) {
+		m_database->ping();
+	}
+
 	if (m_process_batch_events_timer.Check() ||
 		m_record_batch_queue.size() >= RuleI(Logging, BatchPlayerEventProcessChunkSize)) {
 		ProcessBatchQueue();
diff --git a/common/events/player_event_logs.h b/common/events/player_event_logs.h
index 20220a8be..8a9ccb202 100644
--- a/common/events/player_event_logs.h
+++ b/common/events/player_event_logs.h
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ private:
 	std::map<PlayerEvent::EventType, EtlSettings>  m_etl_settings{};
 
 	// timers
+	Timer m_database_ping_timer; // database ping timer
 	Timer m_process_batch_events_timer; // events processing timer
 	Timer m_process_retention_truncation_timer; // timer for truncating events based on retention settings
 
diff --git a/world/console.cpp b/world/console.cpp
index b24ae4797..2fcc878bf 100644
--- a/world/console.cpp
+++ b/world/console.cpp
@@ -95,9 +95,22 @@ void ConsoleApi(
 	BenchTimer timer;
 	timer.reset();
 
-	EQEmuApiWorldDataService::get(response, args);
+	std::string method = args.empty() ? "" : args[0];
 
-	std::string method = args[0];
+	if (method.empty()) {
+		root["execution_time"] = std::to_string(timer.elapsed());
+		root["method"]         = method;
+		root["data"]           = response;
+		root["error"]          = "No method specified";
+
+		std::stringstream payload;
+		payload << root;
+		connection->SendLine(payload.str());
+		return;
+	}
+
+	// Safe to call now that args[0] is known to exist
+	EQEmuApiWorldDataService::get(response, args);
 
 	root["execution_time"] = std::to_string(timer.elapsed());
 	root["method"]         = method;
@@ -105,7 +118,6 @@ void ConsoleApi(
 
 	std::stringstream payload;
 	payload << root;
-
 	connection->SendLine(payload.str());
 }
 
diff --git a/world/eqemu_api_world_data_service.cpp b/world/eqemu_api_world_data_service.cpp
index f843f1230..96b410d04 100644
--- a/world/eqemu_api_world_data_service.cpp
+++ b/world/eqemu_api_world_data_service.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ void callGetZoneList(Json::Value &response)
 	for (auto &zone: zoneserver_list.getZoneServerList()) {
 		Json::Value row;
 
+		if (!zone) {
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		if (!zone->IsConnected()) {
 			continue;
 		}
diff --git a/world/main.cpp b/world/main.cpp
index df69f6122..8c5c66ee2 100644
--- a/world/main.cpp
+++ b/world/main.cpp
@@ -182,7 +182,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	EQTimeTimer.Start(600000);
 	Timer parcel_prune_timer(86400000);
 	parcel_prune_timer.Start(86400000);
-
+	Timer player_event_log_process(1000);
+	player_event_log_process.Start(1000);
 
 	// global loads
 	LogInfo("Loading launcher list");
@@ -385,15 +386,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		player_event_logs.Init();
 	}
 
-	auto event_log_processor = std::jthread([](const std::stop_token& stoken) {
-		while (!stoken.stop_requested()) {
-			if (!RuleB(Logging, PlayerEventsQSProcess)) {
-				player_event_logs.Process();
-			}
-			std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(1000));
-		}
-	});
-
 	auto loop_fn = [&](EQ::Timer* t) {
 		Timer::SetCurrentTime();
 
@@ -487,6 +479,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		shared_task_manager.Process();
 		dynamic_zone_manager.Process();
 
+		if (!RuleB(Logging, PlayerEventsQSProcess)) {
+			if (player_event_log_process.Check()) {
+				player_event_logs.Process();
+			}
+		}
+
 		if (InterserverTimer.Check()) {
 			InterserverTimer.Start();
 			database.ping();
@@ -506,8 +504,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	EQ::EventLoop::Get().Run();
 
-	event_log_processor.request_stop();
-
 	LogInfo("World main loop completed");
 	LogInfo("Shutting down zone connections (if any)");
 	zoneserver_list.KillAll();