diff --git a/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminhelp.dm b/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminhelp.dm
index 6a0a3aed695..896c9e81eaf 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminhelp.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminhelp.dm
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 
 	src << "<font color='blue'>PM to-<b>Admins</b>: [msg]</font>"
 	log_admin("HELP: [key_name(src)]: [msg]")
+	var/list/replacechars = list("'" = "","\"" = "",">" = "","<" = "","(" = "",")" = "")
+	msg = sanitize_simple(msg, replacechars)
 	if(tension_master)
 		tension_master.new_adminhelp()
 	send2adminirc("#bs12admin","HELP: \"[src.key]: [msg]\"")
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminpm.dm b/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminpm.dm
index a62c0f7ac81..3d94e108b2f 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminpm.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminpm.dm
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 			src << "<font color='blue'>Admin PM to-<b>[key_name(C, src, 1)]</b>: [msg]</font>"
 
 			//always play non-admin recipients the adminhelp sound
-//			C << 'adminhelp.ogg'
+			C << 'adminhelp.ogg'
 
 			//AdminPM popup for ApocStation and anybody else who wants to use it. Set it with POPUP_ADMIN_PM in config.txt ~Carn
 			if(config.popup_admin_pm)
diff --git a/sound/effects/adminhelp.ogg b/sound/effects/adminhelp.ogg
index 7386395858a..fef3117700c 100644
Binary files a/sound/effects/adminhelp.ogg and b/sound/effects/adminhelp.ogg differ