diff --git a/code/game/objects/objs.dm b/code/game/objects/objs.dm
index 052d4397869..e000adfd28e 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/objs.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/objs.dm
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
 	if((obj_flags & OBJ_FLAG_ROTATABLE) || (obj_flags & OBJ_FLAG_ROTATABLE_ANCHORED))
 		to_chat(user, SPAN_SUBTLE("Can be rotated with alt-click."))
 	if(contaminated)
-		to_chat(user, SPAN_ALIEN("\The [src] has been contaminated with phoron!"))
+		to_chat(user, SPAN_ALIEN("\The [src] has been contaminated!"))
 
 // whether mobs can unequip and drop items into us or not
 /obj/proc/can_hold_dropped_items()
diff --git a/html/changelogs/fluffyghost-fixcontaminationmessage.yml b/html/changelogs/fluffyghost-fixcontaminationmessage.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9cc0e7a4530
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/changelogs/fluffyghost-fixcontaminationmessage.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+################################
+# Example Changelog File
+#
+# Note: This file, and files beginning with ".", and files that don't end in ".yml" will not be read. If you change this file, you will look really dumb.
+#
+# Your changelog will be merged with a master changelog. (New stuff added only, and only on the date entry for the day it was merged.)
+# When it is, any changes listed below will disappear.
+#
+# Valid Prefixes:
+#   bugfix
+#   wip (For works in progress)
+#   tweak
+#   soundadd
+#   sounddel
+#   rscadd (general adding of nice things)
+#   rscdel (general deleting of nice things)
+#   imageadd
+#   imagedel
+#   maptweak
+#   spellcheck (typo fixes)
+#   experiment
+#   balance
+#   admin
+#   backend
+#   security
+#   refactor
+#################################
+
+# Your name.
+author: FluffyGhost
+
+# Optional: Remove this file after generating master changelog.  Useful for PR changelogs that won't get used again.
+delete-after: True
+
+# Any changes you've made.  See valid prefix list above.
+# INDENT WITH TWO SPACES.  NOT TABS.  SPACES.
+# SCREW THIS UP AND IT WON'T WORK.
+# Also, all entries are changed into a single [] after a master changelog generation. Just remove the brackets when you add new entries.
+# Please surround your changes in  double quotes ("), as certain characters otherwise screws up compiling. The quotes will not show up in the changelog.
+changes:
+  - bugfix: "Fixed contamination message on inspect, that said it was phoron even if that was not necessarily the case."