diff --git a/code/modules/admin/admin_verbs.dm b/code/modules/admin/admin_verbs.dm
index 6d8abad3cb8..a07b05dec2b 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/admin_verbs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/admin_verbs.dm
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ var/list/admin_verbs_debug = list(
 	/client/proc/SDQL2_query,
 	/client/proc/Jump,
 	/client/proc/jumptomob,
-	/client/proc/jumptocoord
+	/client/proc/jumptocoord,
+	/client/proc/dsay
 	)
 
 var/list/admin_verbs_paranoid_debug = list(
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/verbs/deadsay.dm b/code/modules/admin/verbs/deadsay.dm
index bb66843c163..1a68f3016bf 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/verbs/deadsay.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/verbs/deadsay.dm
@@ -18,16 +18,7 @@
 	if (src.handle_spam_prevention(msg,MUTE_DEADCHAT))
 		return
 
-	var/stafftype = null
-
-	if (src.holder.rights & R_MOD)
-		stafftype = "MOD"
-
-	if (src.holder.rights & R_MENTOR)
-		stafftype = "MENTOR"
-
-	if (src.holder.rights & R_ADMIN)
-		stafftype = "ADMIN"
+	var/stafftype = uppertext(holder.rank)
 
 	msg = sanitize(copytext(msg, 1, MAX_MESSAGE_LEN))
 	log_admin("[key_name(src)] : [msg]")