diff --git a/code/modules/virus2/isolator.dm b/code/modules/virus2/isolator.dm
index ff5e6dbcfe7..d4053e8e52b 100644
--- a/code/modules/virus2/isolator.dm
+++ b/code/modules/virus2/isolator.dm
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 
 				var/mob/living/carbon/human/D = B.data["donor"]
 				pathogen_pool.Add(list(list(\
-					"name" = "[D.get_species()] [B.name]", \
+					"name" = "[istype(D) ? "[D.get_species()] " : ""][B.name]", \
 					"dna" = B.data["blood_DNA"], \
 					"unique_id" = V.uniqueID, \
 					"reference" = "\ref[V]", \
diff --git a/html/changelogs/Meghan Rossi - isolator fix.yml b/html/changelogs/Meghan Rossi - isolator fix.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4801a458903
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/changelogs/Meghan Rossi - isolator fix.yml	
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+author: Meghan-Rossi
+delete-after: True
+changes: 
+  - bugfix: "Blood from artifacts will no longer break the pathogenic isolator."
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