diff --git a/code/ATMOSPHERICS/components/unary_devices/vent_pump.dm b/code/ATMOSPHERICS/components/unary_devices/vent_pump.dm
index 66ffca0aef5..10479d57d41 100644
--- a/code/ATMOSPHERICS/components/unary_devices/vent_pump.dm
+++ b/code/ATMOSPHERICS/components/unary_devices/vent_pump.dm
@@ -386,11 +386,11 @@
 	if(I.use_tool(src, user, 20, volume = I.tool_volume))
 		if(!welded)
 			welded = TRUE
-			visible_message("<span class='notice'>[user] welds [src] shut!</span>",\
+			user.visible_message("<span class='notice'>[user] welds [src] shut!</span>",\
 				"<span class='notice'>You weld [src] shut!</span>")
 		else
 			welded = FALSE
-			visible_message("<span class='notice'>[user] unwelds [src]!</span>",\
+			user.visible_message("<span class='notice'>[user] unwelds [src]!</span>",\
 				"<span class='notice'>You unweld [src]!</span>")
 		update_icon()
 
diff --git a/code/ATMOSPHERICS/components/unary_devices/vent_scrubber.dm b/code/ATMOSPHERICS/components/unary_devices/vent_scrubber.dm
index ed06dd68ce6..bbd5e760d2f 100644
--- a/code/ATMOSPHERICS/components/unary_devices/vent_scrubber.dm
+++ b/code/ATMOSPHERICS/components/unary_devices/vent_scrubber.dm
@@ -404,10 +404,10 @@
 	if(I.use_tool(src, user, 20, volume = I.tool_volume))
 		if(!welded)
 			welded = TRUE
-			visible_message("<span class='notice'>[user] welds [src] shut!</span>",\
+			user.visible_message("<span class='notice'>[user] welds [src] shut!</span>",\
 				"<span class='notice'>You weld [src] shut!</span>")
 		else
 			welded = FALSE
-			visible_message("<span class='notice'>[user] unwelds [src]!</span>",\
+			user.visible_message("<span class='notice'>[user] unwelds [src]!</span>",\
 				"<span class='notice'>You unweld [src]!</span>")
 		update_icon()
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/garrote.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/garrote.dm
index 4bddaf551ea..e3c145e790b 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/garrote.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/garrote.dm
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
 	playsound(src.loc, 'sound/weapons/cablecuff.ogg', 15, 1, -1)
 
 	M.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[U] comes from behind and begins garroting [M] with the [src]!</span>", \
-				  "<span class='userdanger'>[U]\ begins garroting you with the [src]![improvised ? "" : " You are unable to speak!"]</span>", \
+				  "<span class='userdanger'>[U] begins garroting you with the [src]![improvised ? "" : " You are unable to speak!"]</span>", \
 				  "You hear struggling and wire strain against flesh!")
 
 	return