diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/grenades/chem_grenade.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/grenades/chem_grenade.dm
index 8c723ed8b72..e60669d4f36 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/grenades/chem_grenade.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/grenades/chem_grenade.dm
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 	var/ignition_temp = 10 // The amount of heat added to the reagents when this grenade goes off.
 	var/threatscale = 1 // Used by advanced grenades to make them slightly more worthy.
 	var/no_splash = FALSE //If the grenade deletes even if it has no reagents to splash with. Used for slime core reactions.
+	var/contained = "" // For logging
+	var/cores = "" // Also for logging
 
 /obj/item/weapon/grenade/chem_grenade/New()
 	create_reagents(1000)
@@ -98,9 +100,9 @@
 			update_icon()
 		else if(clown_check(user))
 			// This used to go before the assembly check, but that has absolutely zero to do with priming the damn thing.  You could spam the admins with it.
-			message_admins("[key_name_admin(usr)] has primed a [name] for detonation at <A HREF='?_src_=holder;adminplayerobservecoodjump=1;X=[bombturf.x];Y=[bombturf.y];Z=[bombturf.z]'>[A.name] (JMP)</a>")
-			log_game("[key_name(usr)] has primed a [name] for detonation at [A.name] ([bombturf.x],[bombturf.y],[bombturf.z])")
-			bombers += "[key_name(usr)] has primed a [name] for detonation at [A.name] ([bombturf.x],[bombturf.y],[bombturf.z])"
+			message_admins("[key_name_admin(usr)] has primed a [name] for detonation at <A HREF='?_src_=holder;adminplayerobservecoodjump=1;X=[bombturf.x];Y=[bombturf.y];Z=[bombturf.z]'>[A.name] (JMP)</a> [contained].")
+			log_game("[key_name(usr)] has primed a [name] for detonation at [A.name] ([bombturf.x],[bombturf.y],[bombturf.z]) [contained].")
+			bombers += "[key_name(usr)] has primed a [name] for detonation at [A.name] ([bombturf.x],[bombturf.y],[bombturf.z])[contained]."
 			to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>You prime the [name]! [det_time / 10] second\s!</span>")
 			playsound(user.loc, 'sound/weapons/armbomb.ogg', 60, 1)
 			active = 1
@@ -136,8 +138,8 @@
 				playsound(loc, prime_sound, 25, -3)
 				stage = READY
 				update_icon()
-				var/contained = ""
-				var/cores = ""
+				contained = ""
+				cores = "" // clear them out so no recursive logging by accidentally
 				for(var/obj/O in beakers)
 					if(!O.reagents) continue
 					if(istype(O,/obj/item/slime_extract))
@@ -287,8 +289,8 @@
 		var/mob/last = get_mob_by_ckey(nadeassembly.fingerprintslast)
 		var/turf/T = get_turf(src)
 		var/area/A = get_area(T)
-		message_admins("grenade primed by an assembly, attached by [key_name_admin(M)]<A HREF='?_src_=holder;adminmoreinfo=\ref[M]'>(?)</A> ([admin_jump_link(M)]) and last touched by [key_name_admin(last)]<A HREF='?_src_=holder;adminmoreinfo=\ref[last]'>(?)</A> ([admin_jump_link(last)]) ([nadeassembly.a_left.name] and [nadeassembly.a_right.name]) at <A HREF='?_src_=holder;adminplayerobservecoodjump=1;X=[T.x];Y=[T.y];Z=[T.z]'>[A.name] (JMP)</a>.")
-		log_game("grenade primed by an assembly, attached by [key_name(M)] and last touched by [key_name(last)] ([nadeassembly.a_left.name] and [nadeassembly.a_right.name]) at [A.name] ([T.x], [T.y], [T.z])")
+		message_admins("grenade primed by an assembly, attached by [key_name_admin(M)]<A HREF='?_src_=holder;adminmoreinfo=\ref[M]'>(?)</A> ([admin_jump_link(M)]) and last touched by [key_name_admin(last)]<A HREF='?_src_=holder;adminmoreinfo=\ref[last]'>(?)</A> ([admin_jump_link(last)]) ([nadeassembly.a_left.name] and [nadeassembly.a_right.name]) at <A HREF='?_src_=holder;adminplayerobservecoodjump=1;X=[T.x];Y=[T.y];Z=[T.z]'>[A.name] (JMP)</a>. [contained]")
+		log_game("grenade primed by an assembly, attached by [key_name(M)] and last touched by [key_name(last)] ([nadeassembly.a_left.name] and [nadeassembly.a_right.name]) at [A.name] ([T.x], [T.y], [T.z]) [contained]")
 
 	update_mob()