diff --git a/code/modules/events/communications_blackout.dm b/code/modules/events/communications_blackout.dm
index cb55bbbd248..51b4a8096dd 100644
--- a/code/modules/events/communications_blackout.dm
+++ b/code/modules/events/communications_blackout.dm
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@
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 	for(var/mob/living/silicon/ai/A in player_list)	//AIs are always aware of communication blackouts.
-		A << "<br>"
-		A << "<span class='warning'><b>[alert]</b></span>"
-		A << "<br>"
+		A << "<br><span class='warning'><b>[alert]</b></span><br>"
 
 	if(prob(30))	//most of the time, we don't want an announcement, so as to allow AIs to fake blackouts.
 		priority_announce(alert)
@@ -25,4 +23,4 @@
 
 /datum/round_event/communications_blackout/start()
 	for(var/obj/machinery/telecomms/T in telecomms_list)
-		T.emp_act(1)
\ No newline at end of file
+		T.emp_act(1)
diff --git a/code/modules/events/processor_overload.dm b/code/modules/events/processor_overload.dm
index bae9f03d574..782e99b43b7 100644
--- a/code/modules/events/processor_overload.dm
+++ b/code/modules/events/processor_overload.dm
@@ -16,9 +16,7 @@
 
 	for(var/mob/living/silicon/ai/A in player_list)
 	//AIs are always aware of processor overload
-		A << "<br>"
-		A << "<span class='warning'><b>[alert]</b></span>"
-		A << "<br>"
+		A << "<br><span class='warning'><b>[alert]</b></span><br>"
 
 	// Announce most of the time, but leave a little gap so people don't know
 	// whether it's, say, a tesla zapping tcomms, or some selective