diff --git a/code/game/response_team.dm b/code/game/response_team.dm
index 22809ece5af..46612817ea6 100644
--- a/code/game/response_team.dm
+++ b/code/game/response_team.dm
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ proc/trigger_armed_response_team(var/force = 0)
 		else
 			M.gender = FEMALE
 	M.rebuild_appearance()
+	M.update_body()
 
 	M.real_name = commando_name
 	M.name = commando_name
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/admin_verbs.dm b/code/modules/admin/admin_verbs.dm
index c5c899958c1..292fffc6672 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/admin_verbs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/admin_verbs.dm
@@ -1013,6 +1013,7 @@
 		else
 			M.gender = FEMALE
 	M.rebuild_appearance()
+	M.update_body()
 	M.check_dna(M)
 
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
index 31f7e391cfa..393f6fa0b94 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
@@ -2719,10 +2719,11 @@ It can still be worn/put on as normal.
 		else
 			gender = FEMALE
 	rebuild_appearance()
+	update_body()
 	check_dna()
 
 	for(var/mob/M in view())
-		M.show_message("[src.name] just morphed!")
+		M.show_message("\blue \The [src.name] morphs and changes [get_gender_form("its")] appearance!")
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/proc/remotesay()
 	set name = "Project mind"