diff --git a/code/datums/mind/antag.dm b/code/datums/mind/antag.dm
index b7ed150784c..ba449261131 100644
--- a/code/datums/mind/antag.dm
+++ b/code/datums/mind/antag.dm
@@ -216,6 +216,9 @@
 	current.faction |= creator.faction
 	creator.faction |= current.faction
 
+	current.log_message("has been enslaved to [key_name(creator)].", LOG_GAME)
+	log_admin("[key_name(current)] has been enslaved to [key_name(creator)].")
+
 	if(creator.mind?.special_role)
 		message_admins("[ADMIN_LOOKUPFLW(current)] has been created by [ADMIN_LOOKUPFLW(creator)], an antagonist.")
 		to_chat(current, span_userdanger("Despite your creator's current allegiances, your true master remains [creator.real_name]. If their loyalties change, so do yours. This will never change unless your creator's body is destroyed."))
diff --git a/code/modules/mob_spawn/ghost_roles/golem_roles.dm b/code/modules/mob_spawn/ghost_roles/golem_roles.dm
index 7df4e530a75..483646f98ad 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob_spawn/ghost_roles/golem_roles.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob_spawn/ghost_roles/golem_roles.dm
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@
 			to_chat(new_spawn, "Build golem shells in the autolathe, and feed refined mineral sheets to the shells to bring them to life! \
 				You are generally a peaceful group unless provoked.")
 			try_keep_home(new_spawn)
+		new_spawn.log_message("possessed a free golem shell.", LOG_GAME)
+		log_admin("[key_name(new_spawn)] possessed a free golem shell.")
 
 	else if(new_spawn.mind)
 		new_spawn.mind.enslave_mind_to_creator(real_owner)
@@ -66,9 +68,6 @@
 	else
 		stack_trace("[type] created a golem without a mind.")
 
-	new_spawn.log_message("possessed a golem shell[real_owner ? " enslaved to [key_name(real_owner)]" : ""].", LOG_GAME)
-	log_admin("[key_name(new_spawn)] possessed a golem shell[real_owner ? " enslaved to [key_name(real_owner)]" : ""].")
-
 	if(ishuman(new_spawn))
 		var/mob/living/carbon/human/human_spawn = new_spawn
 		human_spawn.set_cloned_appearance()