diff --git a/plugins/research_sync/controller.ts b/plugins/research_sync/controller.ts
index 79decf82..f1f3f12d 100644
--- a/plugins/research_sync/controller.ts
+++ b/plugins/research_sync/controller.ts
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ export class ControllerPlugin extends BaseControllerPlugin {
 		let { name, level } = event;
 		let tech = this.technologies.get(name);
 		if (!tech || tech.level <= level) {
+			this.controller.sendTo("allInstances", event);
 			this.progressToBroadcast.delete(name);
 			this.technologies.set(name, { level, progress: null, researched: true });
 			this.technologiesDirty = true;
diff --git a/plugins/research_sync/instance.ts b/plugins/research_sync/instance.ts
index 77feb72d..0b47531f 100644
--- a/plugins/research_sync/instance.ts
+++ b/plugins/research_sync/instance.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export class InstancePlugin extends BaseInstancePlugin {
 	}
 
 	async researchFinished(tech: IpcFinished) {
-		this.instance.sendTo("allInstances", new FinishedEvent(tech.name, tech.level));
+		this.instance.sendTo("controller", new FinishedEvent(tech.name, tech.level));
 	}
 
 	async handleFinishedEvent(event: FinishedEvent) {
diff --git a/plugins/research_sync/messages.ts b/plugins/research_sync/messages.ts
index b7768287..99eff2a5 100644
--- a/plugins/research_sync/messages.ts
+++ b/plugins/research_sync/messages.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export class FinishedEvent {
 	declare ["constructor"]: typeof FinishedEvent;
 	static type = "event" as const;
 	static src = ["instance", "controller"] as const;
-	static dst = "instance" as const;
+	static dst = ["instance", "controller"] as const;
 	static plugin = "research_sync" as const;
 
 	constructor(