diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/grenades/plastic.dm b/code/game/objects/items/grenades/plastic.dm
index ba6be18a1ee..d32c7d6974d 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/grenades/plastic.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/grenades/plastic.dm
@@ -104,8 +104,7 @@
 
 		message_admins("[ADMIN_LOOKUPFLW(user)] planted [name] on [target.name] at [ADMIN_VERBOSEJMP(target)] with [det_time] second fuse")
 		log_game("[key_name(user)] planted [name] on [target.name] at [AREACOORD(user)] with a [det_time] second fuse")
-
-		notify_ghosts("[user] has planted \a [src] on [target] with a [det_time] second fuse!", source = target, action = NOTIFY_ORBIT, flashwindow = FALSE, header = "Explosive Planted")
+		notify_ghosts("[user] has planted \a [src] on [target] with a [det_time] second fuse!", source = bomb_target, action = (isturf(target) ? NOTIFY_JUMP : NOTIFY_ORBIT), flashwindow = FALSE, header = "Explosive Planted")
 
 		moveToNullspace() //Yep