diff --git a/code/modules/admin/verbs/modifyvariables.dm b/code/modules/admin/verbs/modifyvariables.dm
index 1ee34e957c..f21fc02a61 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/verbs/modifyvariables.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/verbs/modifyvariables.dm
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ var/list/forbidden_varedit_object_types = list(
 		if("marked datum")
 			O.vars[variable] = holder.marked_datum
 
-	world.log << "<font color='red'>VarEdit by [src]: [O.type] [variable]=[html_encode("[O.vars[variable]]")]</font>"
+	world.log << "### VarEdit by [src]: [O.type] [variable]=[html_encode("[O.vars[variable]]")]"
 	log_admin("[key_name(src)] modified [original_name]'s [variable] to [O.vars[variable]]")
 	message_admins("[key_name_admin(src)] modified [original_name]'s [variable] to [O.vars[variable]]", 1)