diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/examine.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/examine.dm
index 754f3b13c73..95b2e678119 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/examine.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/examine.dm
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@
 		if(istype(usr, /mob/living/carbon/human) && usr.stat == 0)
 			spawn(15)
 				if(pulse == PULSE_NONE)
-					usr << "<span class='deadsay'>[t_He] has no pulse [src.client ? "" : "and [t_his] soul has departed"]...</span>"
+					usr << "<span class='deadsay'>[t_He] has no pulse[src.client ? "" : " and [t_his] soul has departed"]...</span>"
 				else
 					usr << "<span class='deadsay'>[t_He] has a pulse!</span>"
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
index c357004ecee..367c2309164 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human.dm
@@ -1238,7 +1238,7 @@ mob/living/carbon/human/yank_out_object()
 		"You begin counting your pulse.")
 
 	if(src.pulse)
-		usr << "\blue [self ? "You have a" : "[src] has"] pulse! Counting..."
+		usr << "\blue [self ? "You have a" : "[src] has a"] pulse! Counting..."
 	else
 		usr << "\red [src] has no pulse!"	//it is REALLY UNLIKELY that a dead person would check his own pulse
 		return