diff --git a/code/game/cellautomata.dm b/code/game/cellautomata.dm
index 466eee1b3e3..5e7d6d6ffd3 100644
--- a/code/game/cellautomata.dm
+++ b/code/game/cellautomata.dm
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
 	else
 		var/list/lines = dd_text2list(text, "\n")
 		for(var/line in lines)
-			world.log << line
 			if (!line)
 				continue
 
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@
 			var/m_key = copytext(line, 1, length(line)+1)
 			var/a_lev = "Moderator"
 			admins[m_key] = a_lev
-			world.log << ("ADMIN: [m_key] = [a_lev]")
 
 
 /world/proc/load_testers()
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
index b5601b68578..69558e18fb5 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@
 	var/pale = 0
 	var/examine_text = ""
 
+	var/previous_damage_appearance // a string describing what the organ damage previously looked like
+						           // used to determine whether the icon needs to be rebuilt
+
 /mob/living/carbon/human/dummy
 	real_name = "Test Dummy"
 	nodamage = 1
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_damage.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_damage.dm
index 45041e244b2..97674d0d456 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_damage.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_damage.dm
@@ -21,8 +21,24 @@
 // now constructs damage icon for each organ from mask * damage field
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/UpdateDamageIcon()
+	// first check whether something actually changed about damage appearance
+	var/damage_appearance = ""
+
+	for(var/name in organs)
+		var/datum/organ/external/O = organs[name]
+		if(O.destroyed) damage_appearance += "d"
+		else
+			damage_appearance += O.damage_state
+
+	if(damage_appearance == previous_damage_appearance)
+		// nothing to do here
+		return
+
+	previous_damage_appearance = damage_appearance
+
 	var/icon/standing = new /icon('dam_human.dmi', "00")
 	var/icon/lying = new /icon('dam_human.dmi', "00-2")
+
 	for(var/name in organs)
 		var/datum/organ/external/O = organs[name]
 		if(!O.destroyed)