diff --git a/code/game/objects/effects/aliens.dm b/code/game/objects/effects/aliens.dm
index a98d9f8089..1e4525d355 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/effects/aliens.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/effects/aliens.dm
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 	ticks++
 	if(ticks >= target_strength)
-		target.visible_message("<span class='alium'>[target] collapses under its own weight into a puddle of goop and undigested debris!</span>")
+		target.visible_message("<span class='alium'>\The [target] collapses under its own weight into a puddle of goop and undigested debris!</span>")
 		if(istype(target, /turf/simulated/wall)) // I hate turf code.
 			var/turf/simulated/wall/W = target
 			W.dismantle_wall(1)
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
 	switch(target_strength - ticks)
 		if(6)
-			visible_message("<span class='alium'>\The [src.target] is holding up against the acid!</B>")
+			visible_message("<span class='alium'>\The [src.target] is holding up against the acid!</span>")
 		if(4)
 			visible_message("<span class='alium'>\The [src.target]\s structure is being melted by the acid!</span>")
 		if(2)
diff --git a/code/game/objects/structures/alien/resin.dm b/code/game/objects/structures/alien/resin.dm
index 4573648fdb..05f6bca0e7 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/structures/alien/resin.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/structures/alien/resin.dm
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 		if(istype(user,/mob/living/carbon))
 			var/mob/living/carbon/M = user
 			if(locate(/obj/item/organ/xenos/hivenode) in M.internal_organs)
-				visible_message("<span class='alium'>\The [user] strokes \the [name] and it melts away!")
+				visible_message("<span class='alium'>\The [user] strokes \the [name] and it melts away!</span>")
 				health = 0
 				healthcheck()
 				return
diff --git a/code/modules/organs/subtypes/xenos.dm b/code/modules/organs/subtypes/xenos.dm
index d68b869974..56f51e903c 100644
--- a/code/modules/organs/subtypes/xenos.dm
+++ b/code/modules/organs/subtypes/xenos.dm
@@ -68,4 +68,4 @@
 			H << "<span class='alium'>You feel a sense of pressure as a vast intelligence meshes with your thoughts...</span>"
 			if(H.species.get_bodytype() != "Xenomorph" && xenomorphs.add_antagonist_mind(H.mind,1))
 				H << "Your will is ripped away as your humanity merges with the xenomorph hive. You are now a thrall to the queen and her brood. \
-				Obey their instructions without question. Serve the hive.</span>"
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+				Obey their instructions without question. Serve the hive."
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