diff --git a/code/modules/detectivework/footprints_and_rag.dm b/code/modules/detectivework/footprints_and_rag.dm
index faa1bc10dcc..8be34312e80 100644
--- a/code/modules/detectivework/footprints_and_rag.dm
+++ b/code/modules/detectivework/footprints_and_rag.dm
@@ -30,17 +30,17 @@
 	if(iscarbon(A) && A.reagents && reagents.total_volume)
 		var/mob/living/carbon/C = A
 		var/reagentlist = pretty_string_from_reagent_list(reagents)
-		var/log_object = "a damp rag containing [reagentlist]"
+		var/log_object = "containing [reagentlist]"
 		if(user.a_intent == INTENT_HARM && !C.is_mouth_covered())
 			reagents.reaction(C, INGEST)
 			reagents.trans_to(C, reagents.total_volume, transfered_by = user)
 			C.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[user] has smothered \the [C] with \the [src]!</span>", "<span class='userdanger'>[user] has smothered you with \the [src]!</span>", "<span class='italics'>You hear some struggling and muffled cries of surprise.</span>")
-			log_combat(user, C, "smothered", log_object)
+			log_combat(user, C, "smothered", src, log_object)
 		else
 			reagents.reaction(C, TOUCH)
 			reagents.clear_reagents()
 			C.visible_message("<span class='notice'>[user] has touched \the [C] with \the [src].</span>")
-			log_combat(user, C, "touched", log_object)
+			log_combat(user, C, "touched", src, log_object)
 
 	else if(istype(A) && src in user)
 		user.visible_message("[user] starts to wipe down [A] with [src]!", "<span class='notice'>You start to wipe down [A] with [src]...</span>")