diff --git a/game/client/achievement_notification_panel.cpp b/game/client/achievement_notification_panel.cpp
index 61c3138474..66c6b10478 100644
--- a/game/client/achievement_notification_panel.cpp
+++ b/game/client/achievement_notification_panel.cpp
@@ -101,11 +101,12 @@ void CAchievementNotificationPanel::FireGameEvent( IGameEvent * event )
 		int iMax = event->GetInt( "max_val" );
 		wchar_t szLocalizedName[256]=L"";
 
+#if 0
 		if ( IsPC() )
 		{
 			// shouldn't ever get achievement progress if steam not running and user logged in, but check just in case
 			if ( !steamapicontext->SteamUserStats() )
-			{				
+			{
 				Msg( "Steam not running, achievement progress notification not displayed\n" );
 			}
 			else 
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ void CAchievementNotificationPanel::FireGameEvent( IGameEvent * event )
 			}
 		}
 		else 
+#endif
 		{
 			// on X360 we need to show our own achievement progress UI
 
@@ -245,7 +247,7 @@ void CAchievementNotificationPanel::SetXAndWide( Panel *pPanel, int x, int wide
 	pPanel->SetWide( wide );
 }
 
-CON_COMMAND_F( achievement_notification_test, "Test the hud notification UI", FCVAR_CHEAT | FCVAR_DEVELOPMENTONLY )
+CON_COMMAND_F( achievement_notification_test, "Test the hud notification UI", FCVAR_CHEAT )
 {
 	static int iCount=0;
 
@@ -269,4 +271,4 @@ CON_COMMAND_F( achievement_notification_test, "Test the hud notification UI", FC
 #endif
 
 	iCount++;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/game/shared/achievementmgr.cpp b/game/shared/achievementmgr.cpp
index ba1fab2bfa..606443bc1b 100644
--- a/game/shared/achievementmgr.cpp
+++ b/game/shared/achievementmgr.cpp
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ void CAchievementMgr::AwardAchievement( int iAchievementID )
 	pAchievement->OnAchieved();
 
     // [tj]
-    IGameEvent * event = gameeventmanager->CreateEvent( "achievement_earned_local" );
+    IGameEvent * event = gameeventmanager->CreateEvent( "achievement_earned" );
     if ( event )
     {
         event->SetInt( "achievement", pAchievement->GetAchievementID() );
@@ -1033,6 +1033,8 @@ extern bool IsInCommentaryMode( void );
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 bool CAchievementMgr::CheckAchievementsEnabled()
 {
+	return true;
+
 	// if PC, Steam must be running and user logged in
 	if ( IsPC() && !LoggedIntoSteam() )
 	{