diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/blackbox.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/blackbox.dm
index 36b8503e5ca..68a97332c50 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/blackbox.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/blackbox.dm
@@ -265,16 +265,14 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(blackbox)
 /datum/feedback_variable/proc/get_variable()
 	return variable
 
-/datum/feedback_variable/proc/set_details(text)
-	if (istext(text))
-		details = text
+/datum/feedback_variable/proc/set_details(deets)
+	details = "\"[deets]\""
 
-/datum/feedback_variable/proc/add_details(text)
-	if (istext(text))
-		if (!details)
-			details = "\"[text]\""
-		else
-			details += " | \"[text]\""
+/datum/feedback_variable/proc/add_details(deets)
+	if (!details)
+		set_details(deets)
+	else
+		details += " | \"[deets]\""
 
 /datum/feedback_variable/proc/get_details()
 	return details