diff --git a/code/game/atoms.dm b/code/game/atoms.dm
index a2da9fc70f4..e5343e3e3c0 100644
--- a/code/game/atoms.dm
+++ b/code/game/atoms.dm
@@ -1376,8 +1376,6 @@
 /// Helper for logging chat messages or other logs with arbitrary inputs (e.g. announcements)
 /atom/proc/log_talk(message, message_type, tag=null, log_globally=TRUE, forced_by=null)
 	var/prefix = tag ? "([tag]) " : ""
-	if(message_type == LOG_WHISPER)
-		prefix += "whispers "
 	var/suffix = forced_by ? " FORCED by [forced_by]" : ""
 	log_message("[prefix]\"[message]\"[suffix]", message_type, log_globally=log_globally)
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/mob_helpers.dm b/code/modules/mob/mob_helpers.dm
index 9f60e99892c..8b2023390a0 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/mob_helpers.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/mob_helpers.dm
@@ -482,6 +482,17 @@
 		else
 			colored_message = "<font color='[color]'>[message]</font>"
 
+	//This makes readability a bit better for admins.
+	switch(message_type)
+		if(LOG_WHISPER)
+			colored_message = "(WHISPER) [colored_message]"
+		if(LOG_OOC)
+			colored_message = "(OOC) [colored_message]"
+		if(LOG_ASAY)
+			colored_message = "(ASAY) [colored_message]"
+		if(LOG_EMOTE)
+			colored_message = "(EMOTE) [colored_message]"
+	
 	var/list/timestamped_message = list("\[[time_stamp()]\] [key_name(src)] [loc_name(src)]" = colored_message)
 
 	logging[smessage_type] += timestamped_message