diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/item.dm b/code/game/objects/items/item.dm
index 372be8a8852..ea179282d99 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/item.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/item.dm
@@ -232,10 +232,9 @@
 	user.lastattacked = M
 	M.lastattacker = user
 
-	user.attack_log += "\[[time_stamp()]\]<font color='red'> Attacked [M.name] ([M.ckey]) with [src.name] (INTENT: [uppertext(user.a_intent)])</font>"
-	M.attack_log += "\[[time_stamp()]\]<font color='orange'> Attacked by [user.name] ([user.ckey]) with [src.name] (INTENT: [uppertext(user.a_intent)])</font>"
-
-	log_attack("<font color='red'>[user.name] ([user.ckey]) attacked [M.name] ([M.ckey]) with [src.name] (INTENT: [uppertext(user.a_intent)])</font>")
+	user.attack_log += "\[[time_stamp()]\]<font color='red'> Attacked [M.name] ([M.ckey]) with [src.name] (INTENT: [uppertext(user.a_intent)]) (DAMTYE: [uppertext(src.damtype)])</font>"
+	M.attack_log += "\[[time_stamp()]\]<font color='orange'> Attacked by [user.name] ([user.ckey]) with [src.name] (INTENT: [uppertext(user.a_intent)]) (DAMTYE: [uppertext(src.damtype)])</font>"
+	log_attack("<font color='red'>[user.name] ([user.ckey]) attacked [M.name] ([M.ckey]) with [src.name] (INTENT: [uppertext(user.a_intent)]) (DAMTYE: [uppertext(src.damtype)])</font>" )
 
 	//spawn(1800)            // this wont work right
 	//	M.lastattacker = null