diff --git a/code/modules/admin/verbs/massmodvar.dm b/code/modules/admin/verbs/massmodvar.dm
index 542d5a5b5fe..80101f3edcf 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/verbs/massmodvar.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/verbs/massmodvar.dm
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
 
 	log_world("### MassVarEdit by [src]: [O.type] (A/R [accepted]/[rejected]) [variable]=[html_encode("[O.vars[variable]]")]([list2params(value)])")
 	log_admin("[key_name(src)] mass modified [original_name]'s [variable] to [O.vars[variable]] ([accepted] objects modified)")
-	message_admins("[key_name_admin(src)] mass modified [original_name]'s [variable] to [O.vars[variable]] ([accepted] objects modified)")
+	message_admins("[key_name_admin(src)] mass modified [original_name]'s [variable] to [html_encode("[O.vars[variable]]")] ([accepted] objects modified)")
 
 /proc/get_all_of_type(T, subtypes = TRUE)
 	var/list/typecache = list()
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/verbs/modifyvariables.dm b/code/modules/admin/verbs/modifyvariables.dm
index 975071350fb..799aed71436 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/verbs/modifyvariables.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/verbs/modifyvariables.dm
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(VVpixelmovement, list("step_x", "step_y", "step_size", "bound_h
 			return
 	log_world("### ListVarEdit by [src]: [(O ? O.type : "/list")] [objectvar]: ADDED=[var_value]")
 	log_admin("[key_name(src)] modified [original_name]'s [objectvar]: ADDED=[var_value]")
-	message_admins("[key_name_admin(src)] modified [original_name]'s [objectvar]: ADDED=[var_value]")
+	message_admins("[key_name_admin(src)] modified [original_name]'s [objectvar]: ADDED=[html_encode("[var_value]")]")
 
 /client/proc/mod_list(list/L, atom/O, original_name, objectvar, index, autodetect_class = FALSE)
 	if(!check_rights(R_VAREDIT))
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(VVpixelmovement, list("step_x", "step_y", "step_size", "bound_h
 					return
 			log_world("### ListVarEdit by [src]: [O.type] [objectvar]: REMOVED=[html_encode("[original_var]")]")
 			log_admin("[key_name(src)] modified [original_name]'s [objectvar]: REMOVED=[original_var]")
-			message_admins("[key_name_admin(src)] modified [original_name]'s [objectvar]: REMOVED=[original_var]")
+			message_admins("[key_name_admin(src)] modified [original_name]'s [objectvar]: REMOVED=[html_encode("[original_var]")]")
 			return
 
 		if(VV_TEXT)
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(VVpixelmovement, list("step_x", "step_y", "step_size", "bound_h
 			return
 	log_world("### ListVarEdit by [src]: [(O ? O.type : "/list")] [objectvar]: [original_var]=[new_var]")
 	log_admin("[key_name(src)] modified [original_name]'s [objectvar]: [original_var]=[new_var]")
-	message_admins("[key_name_admin(src)] modified [original_name]'s varlist [objectvar]: [original_var]=[new_var]")
+	message_admins("[key_name_admin(src)] modified [original_name]'s varlist [objectvar]: [original_var]=[html_encode("[new_var]")]")
 
 /proc/vv_varname_lockcheck(param_var_name)
 	if(param_var_name in GLOB.VVlocked)
@@ -630,5 +630,5 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(VVpixelmovement, list("step_x", "step_y", "step_size", "bound_h
 	SEND_GLOBAL_SIGNAL(COMSIG_GLOB_VAR_EDIT, args)
 	log_world("### VarEdit by [src]: [O.type] [variable]=[html_encode("[var_new]")]")
 	log_admin("[key_name(src)] modified [original_name]'s [variable] to [var_new]")
-	var/msg = "[key_name_admin(src)] modified [original_name]'s [variable] to [var_new]"
+	var/msg = "[key_name_admin(src)] modified [original_name]'s [variable] to [html_encode("[var_new]")]"
 	message_admins(msg)