diff --git a/code/game/mecha/mecha.dm b/code/game/mecha/mecha.dm
index 26b256148d8..f418d8daeb2 100644
--- a/code/game/mecha/mecha.dm
+++ b/code/game/mecha/mecha.dm
@@ -1455,7 +1455,7 @@ var/year_integer = text2num(year) // = 2013???
 		return
 	if (href_list["change_name"])
 		if(usr != src.occupant)	return
-		var/newname = stripped_input(occupant,"Choose new exosuit name","Rename exosuit",initial(name), MAX_NAME_LEN)
+		var/newname = stripped_input(occupant,"Choose new exosuit name","Rename exosuit","", MAX_NAME_LEN)
 		if(newname && trim(newname))
 			name = newname
 		else
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/blueprints.dm b/code/game/objects/items/blueprints.dm
index 90d6b97cf2d..5f57615b107 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/blueprints.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/blueprints.dm
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
 /obj/item/areaeditor/proc/edit_area()
 	var/area/A = get_area()
 	var/prevname = "[A.name]"
-	var/str = trim(stripped_input(usr,"New area name:", "Blueprint Editing", prevname, MAX_NAME_LEN))
+	var/str = trim(stripped_input(usr,"New area name:", "Blueprint Editing", "", MAX_NAME_LEN))
 	if(!str || !length(str) || str==prevname) //cancel
 		return
 	if(length(str) > 50)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
index 11c01fdc80a..a3a955c56e0 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 	//src.adjustFireLoss(shock_damage) //burn_skin will do this for us
 	//src.updatehealth()
 	src.visible_message(
-		"<span class='danger'>[src] was shocked by the [source]!</span>", \
+		"<span class='danger'>[src] was shocked by \the [source]!</span>", \
 		"<span class='userdanger'>You feel a powerful shock coursing through your body!</span>", \
 		"<span class='danger'>You hear a heavy electrical crack.</span>" \
 	)