diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/canes.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/canes.dm
index 5b7f346684..48bf6454ca 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/canes.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/canes.dm
@@ -22,11 +22,12 @@
 /obj/item/weapon/cane/concealed
 	var/concealed_blade
 
-/obj/item/weapon/cane/concealed/New()
-	..()
+/obj/item/weapon/cane/concealed/Initialize()
+	. = ..()
 	var/obj/item/weapon/material/butterfly/switchblade/temp_blade = new(src)
 	concealed_blade = temp_blade
-	temp_blade.attack_self()
+	temp_blade.active = TRUE
+	temp_blade.update_force()
 
 /obj/item/weapon/cane/concealed/attack_self(var/mob/user)
 	var/datum/gender/T = gender_datums[user.get_visible_gender()]
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/material/knives.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/material/knives.dm
index 678b77b622..78884826f7 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/material/knives.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/material/knives.dm
@@ -45,13 +45,15 @@
 
 /obj/item/weapon/material/butterfly/attack_self(mob/user)
 	active = !active
-	if(active)
-		to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You flip out \the [src].</span>")
-		playsound(src, 'sound/weapons/flipblade.ogg', 15, 1)
-	else
-		to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>\The [src] can now be concealed.</span>")
 	update_force()
-	add_fingerprint(user)
+
+	if(user)
+		if(active)
+			to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You flip out \the [src].</span>")
+			playsound(src, 'sound/weapons/flipblade.ogg', 15, 1)
+		else
+			to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>\The [src] can now be concealed.</span>")
+		add_fingerprint(user)
 
 /*
  * Kitchen knives
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/admin_investigate.dm b/code/modules/admin/admin_investigate.dm
index 1342fc2f5f..65c8afb298 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/admin_investigate.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/admin_investigate.dm
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 	if(!message)	return
 	var/F = investigate_subject2file(subject)
 	if(!F)	return
-	to_chat(F, "<span class='filter_adminlog'><small>[time2text(world.timeofday,"hh:mm")] \ref[src] ([x],[y],[z])</small> || [src] [message]<br></span>")
+	to_file(F, "<span class='filter_adminlog'><small>[time2text(world.timeofday,"hh:mm")] \ref[src] ([x],[y],[z])</small> || [src] [message]<br></span>")
 
 //ADMINVERBS
 /client/proc/investigate_show( subject in list("hrefs","notes","singulo","telesci") )