diff --git a/code/game/atoms.dm b/code/game/atoms.dm
index 3c3d345dd6b..8eb99205789 100644
--- a/code/game/atoms.dm
+++ b/code/game/atoms.dm
@@ -1668,18 +1668,19 @@
 	if(process_item.use_tool(src, user, processing_time, volume=50))
 		var/atom/atom_to_create = chosen_option[TOOL_PROCESSING_RESULT]
 		var/list/atom/created_atoms = list()
-		for(var/i = 1 to chosen_option[TOOL_PROCESSING_AMOUNT])
+		var/amount_to_create = chosen_option[TOOL_PROCESSING_AMOUNT]
+		for(var/i = 1 to amount_to_create)
 			var/atom/created_atom = new atom_to_create(drop_location())
 			if(custom_materials)
-				created_atom.set_custom_materials(custom_materials, 1 / chosen_option[TOOL_PROCESSING_AMOUNT])
+				created_atom.set_custom_materials(custom_materials, 1 / amount_to_create)
 			created_atom.pixel_x = pixel_x
 			created_atom.pixel_y = pixel_y
 			if(i > 1)
 				created_atom.pixel_x += rand(-8,8)
 				created_atom.pixel_y += rand(-8,8)
 			created_atom.OnCreatedFromProcessing(user, process_item, chosen_option, src)
-			to_chat(user, span_notice("You manage to create [chosen_option[TOOL_PROCESSING_AMOUNT]] [initial(atom_to_create.gender) == PLURAL ? "[initial(atom_to_create.name)]" : "[initial(atom_to_create.name)][plural_s(initial(atom_to_create.name))]"] from [src]."))
 			created_atoms.Add(created_atom)
+		to_chat(user, span_notice("You manage to create [amount_to_create] [initial(atom_to_create.gender) == PLURAL ? "[initial(atom_to_create.name)]" : "[initial(atom_to_create.name)][plural_s(initial(atom_to_create.name))]"] from [src]."))
 		SEND_SIGNAL(src, COMSIG_ATOM_PROCESSED, user, process_item, created_atoms)
 		UsedforProcessing(user, process_item, chosen_option)
 		return