diff --git a/code/datums/components/antags/changeling/changeling.dm b/code/datums/components/antags/changeling/changeling.dm
index 69b5a21cf2d..6ecc280d8b6 100644
--- a/code/datums/components/antags/changeling/changeling.dm
+++ b/code/datums/components/antags/changeling/changeling.dm
@@ -74,12 +74,15 @@ var/list/datum/power/changeling/powerinstances = list()
 
 ///Handles the cooldown for the power. Returns TRUE if the cooldown has passed. FALSE if it's still on cooldown.
 ///This is just a general anti-spam thing and not really a true cooldown
-/datum/component/antag/changeling/proc/handle_cooldown()
+
+/datum/component/antag/changeling/proc/check_cooldown()
 	if(world.time > last_used_sting_time+cooldown_time)
-		last_used_sting_time = world.time
 		return TRUE
 	return FALSE
 
+/datum/component/antag/changeling/proc/set_sting_cooldown()
+	last_used_sting_time = world.time
+
 /datum/component/antag/changeling/proc/get_cooldown(id)
 	return changeling_cooldowns[id]
 
@@ -221,7 +224,7 @@ var/list/datum/power/changeling/powerinstances = list()
 /mob/proc/changeling_power(var/required_chems=0, var/required_dna=0, var/max_genetic_damage=100, var/max_stat=0)
 
 	if(!src.mind)		return
-	if(!iscarbon(src))	return
+	if(!isliving(src))	return
 
 	var/datum/component/antag/changeling/comp = is_changeling(src)
 	if(!comp)
@@ -276,7 +279,7 @@ var/list/datum/power/changeling/powerinstances = list()
 	var/datum/component/antag/changeling/comp = changeling_power(required_chems)
 	if(!comp)
 		return
-	if(!comp.handle_cooldown())
+	if(!comp.check_cooldown())
 		to_chat(src, span_warning("We are still recovering from our last sting."))
 		return
 
@@ -286,8 +289,9 @@ var/list/datum/power/changeling/powerinstances = list()
 	var/mob/living/carbon/T = tgui_input_list(src, "Who will we sting?", "Sting!", victims)
 
 	if(!T)
+		to_chat(src, span_warning("We have no targets in range to sting!"))
 		return
-	if(!comp.handle_cooldown())//Check again in case we have multiple windows open at once.
+	if(!comp.check_cooldown())//Check again in case we have multiple windows open at once.
 		to_chat(src, span_warning("We are still recovering from our last sting."))
 		return
 	if(T.isSynthetic())
@@ -299,6 +303,7 @@ var/list/datum/power/changeling/powerinstances = list()
 
 	comp.chem_charges -= required_chems
 	comp.sting_range = 1
+	comp.set_sting_cooldown()
 
 	to_chat(src, span_notice("We stealthily sting [T]."))
 	var/datum/component/antag/changeling/target_comp = is_changeling(T)
diff --git a/code/datums/components/antags/changeling/powers/extract_dna_sting.dm b/code/datums/components/antags/changeling/powers/extract_dna_sting.dm
index bbf8d8b11fb..37d6c402b67 100644
--- a/code/datums/components/antags/changeling/powers/extract_dna_sting.dm
+++ b/code/datums/components/antags/changeling/powers/extract_dna_sting.dm
@@ -13,14 +13,7 @@
 	set name = "Extract DNA Sting (40)"
 	set desc="Stealthily sting a target to extract their DNA."
 
-	var/datum/component/antag/changeling/changeling = null
-	if(src.mind && changeling)
-		changeling = changeling
-	if(!changeling)
-		return FALSE
-
 	var/mob/living/carbon/human/T = changeling_sting(40, /mob/proc/changeling_extract_dna_sting)
-
 	if(!T)
 		return
 
diff --git a/code/datums/components/antags/changeling/powers/transform_sting.dm b/code/datums/components/antags/changeling/powers/transform_sting.dm
index 158f6173835..1c1a5bb8c7e 100644
--- a/code/datums/components/antags/changeling/powers/transform_sting.dm
+++ b/code/datums/components/antags/changeling/powers/transform_sting.dm
@@ -12,32 +12,41 @@
 	set name = "Transformation sting (40)"
 	set desc="Sting target"
 
-	var/datum/component/antag/changeling/changeling = changeling_power(40)
+	var/datum/component/antag/changeling/changeling = changeling_power(40, 1, 100, CONSCIOUS)
 	if(!changeling)
+		to_world("Changeling = false)")
 		return FALSE
 
 	var/list/names = list()
-	for(var/datum/dna/DNA in changeling.absorbed_dna)
-		names += "[DNA.real_name]"
+	for(var/datum/absorbed_dna/DNA in changeling.absorbed_dna)
+		names += "[DNA.name]"
+	if(!LAZYLEN(names))
+		to_chat(src, "We have no DNA to select from!)")
+		return FALSE
+	var/S
+	if(LAZYLEN(names) > 1)
+		tgui_input_list(src, "Select the target DNA:", "Target DNA", names)
+		to_world("dna > 1")
+	else
+		to_world("dna == 1")
+		S = names[1]
 
-	var/S = tgui_input_list(src, "Select the target DNA:", "Target DNA", names)
-	if(!S)
-		return
-
-	var/datum/dna/chosen_dna = changeling.GetDNA(S)
+	var/datum/absorbed_dna/chosen_dna = changeling.GetDNA(S)
 	if(!chosen_dna)
+		to_world("CD = false)")
 		return
 
 	var/mob/living/carbon/T = changeling_sting(40,/mob/proc/changeling_transformation_sting)
 	if(!T)
+		to_world("T = false)")
 		return FALSE
 	if((HUSK in T.mutations) || (!ishuman(T) && !issmall(T)))
 		to_chat(src, span_warning("Our sting appears ineffective against its DNA."))
 		return FALSE
 	add_attack_logs(src,T,"Transformation sting (changeling)")
 	T.visible_message(span_warning("[T] transforms!"))
-	qdel_swap(T.dna, chosen_dna.Clone())
-	T.real_name = chosen_dna.real_name
+	qdel_swap(T.dna, chosen_dna.dna.Clone())
+	T.real_name = chosen_dna.dna.real_name
 	T.UpdateAppearance()
 	domutcheck(T, null)
 	feedback_add_details("changeling_powers","TS")