diff --git a/code/modules/projectiles/projectile.dm b/code/modules/projectiles/projectile.dm
index f477deb25a0..df27b19e861 100644
--- a/code/modules/projectiles/projectile.dm
+++ b/code/modules/projectiles/projectile.dm
@@ -168,15 +168,15 @@
 	//admin logs
 	if(!no_attack_log)
 		if(istype(firer, /mob))
-			target_mob.attack_log += "\[[time_stamp()]\] <b>[firer]/[firer.ckey]</b> shot <b>[target_mob]/[target_mob.ckey]</b> with a <b>[src.type]</b>"
-			firer.attack_log += "\[[time_stamp()]\] <b>[firer]/[firer.ckey]</b> shot <b>[target_mob]/[target_mob.ckey]</b> with a <b>[src.type]</b>"
-			msg_admin_attack("[firer] ([firer.ckey]) shot [target_mob] ([target_mob.ckey]) with a [src] (<A HREF='?_src_=holder;adminplayerobservecoodjump=1;X=[firer.x];Y=[firer.y];Z=[firer.z]'>JMP</a>)") //BS12 EDIT ALG
-		else if(firer)
-			target_mob.attack_log += "\[[time_stamp()]\] <b>UNKNOWN SUBJECT (No longer exists)</b> shot <b>[target_mob]/[target_mob.ckey]</b> with a <b>[src]</b>"
-			msg_admin_attack("UNKNOWN shot [target_mob] ([target_mob.ckey]) with a [src] (<A HREF='?_src_=holder;adminplayerobservecoodjump=1;X=[firer.x];Y=[firer.y];Z=[firer.z]'>JMP</a>)") //BS12 EDIT ALG
+
+			var/attacker_message = "shot with \a [src.type]"
+			var/victim_message = "shot with \a [src.type]"
+			var/admin_message = "shot (\a [src.type])"
+
+			admin_attack_log(firer, target_mob, attacker_message, victim_message, admin_message)
 		else
-			target_mob.attack_log += "\[[time_stamp()]\] <b>UNKNOWN SUBJECT (No longer exists)</b> shot <b>[target_mob]/[target_mob.ckey]</b> with a <b>[src]</b>"
-			msg_admin_attack("UNKNOWN shot [target_mob] ([target_mob.ckey]) with a [src] (<A HREF='?_src_=holder;adminplayerobservecoodjump=1;X=[target_mob.x];Y=[target_mob.y];Z=[target_mob.z]'>JMP</a>)") //BS12 EDIT ALG
+			target_mob.attack_log += "\[[time_stamp()]\] <b>UNKNOWN SUBJECT (No longer exists)</b> shot <b>[target_mob]/[target_mob.ckey]</b> with <b>\a [src]</b>"
+			msg_admin_attack("UNKNOWN shot [target_mob] ([target_mob.ckey]) with \a [src] (<A HREF='?_src_=holder;adminplayerobservecoodjump=1;X=[target_mob.x];Y=[target_mob.y];Z=[target_mob.z]'>JMP</a>)")
 
 	//sometimes bullet_act() will want the projectile to continue flying
 	if (target_mob.bullet_act(src, def_zone) == -1)