diff --git a/code/game/objects/items.dm b/code/game/objects/items.dm
index 680c16a17ce..cf53900dd9d 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items.dm
@@ -186,8 +186,9 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(welding_sparks, /mutable_appearance, mutable_appearance('icons
 
 /obj/item/proc/alert_admins_on_destroy()
 	SIGNAL_HANDLER
-	message_admins("[src] has been destroyed at [ADMIN_COORDJMP(src)].")
-	log_game("[src] has been destroyed at ([x],[y],[z]) in the location [loc].")
+	var/turf/turf_loc = get_turf(src)
+	message_admins("[src] has been destroyed in [get_area(turf_loc)] at [ADMIN_COORDJMP(turf_loc)].")
+	log_game("[src] has been destroyed at ([turf_loc.x],[turf_loc.y],[turf_loc.z]) in the location [loc].")
 
 /obj/item/proc/check_allowed_items(atom/target, not_inside, target_self)
 	if(((src in target) && !target_self) || (!isturf(target.loc) && !isturf(target) && not_inside))