diff --git a/code/datums/helper_datums/getrev.dm b/code/datums/helper_datums/getrev.dm
index 10e041ca865..624b83569e0 100644
--- a/code/datums/helper_datums/getrev.dm
+++ b/code/datums/helper_datums/getrev.dm
@@ -82,6 +82,6 @@ client/verb/showrevinfo()
 	set category = "OOC"
 	set name = "Show Server Revision"
 	var/output =  "Sorry, the revision info is unavailable."
-	output = shell("cat /home/bay12/live/data/gitcommit")
+	output = file2text("/home/bay12/live/data/gitcommit")
 	usr << browse(output,"window=revdata");
 	return
diff --git a/code/game/atom_procs.dm b/code/game/atom_procs.dm
index e0e0cdf70b9..332289a01b0 100644
--- a/code/game/atom_procs.dm
+++ b/code/game/atom_procs.dm
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@
 /atom/proc/add_fingerprint(mob/living/M as mob)
 	if(isnull(M)) return
 	if(isnull(M.key)) return
-	add_fibers(M)
 	if (!( src.flags ) & 256)
 		return
 	if (ishuman(M))
+		add_fibers(M)
 		var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = M
 		if (!istype(H.dna, /datum/dna))
 			return 0