Forums Bug Reports on CONNECT not firing with no MOTD

I'm trying to connect to a server which is apparently not configured to send a MOTD. The "on 1:CONNECT:" event is not firing because of this. Once connected, if I manually type /motd, the MOTD is displayed and THEN the "on 1:CONNECT" event fires. Is this normal? The "perform on connect" function also does not work on this server either unless I manually force a MOTD to be displayed.