diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/atoms.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/atoms.dm
index 31af608bfd45..9a4f3bdb6fd5 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/atoms.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/atoms.dm
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(atoms)
 /datum/controller/subsystem/atoms/Shutdown()
 	var/initlog = InitLog()
 	if(initlog)
-		text2file("[GLOB.log_directory]/initialize.log", initlog)
+		text2file(initlog, "[GLOB.log_directory]/initialize.log")
 
 #undef BAD_INIT_QDEL_BEFORE
 #undef BAD_INIT_DIDNT_INIT
diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/garbage.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/garbage.dm
index 3d2fd637d5be..451bd713fa99 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/garbage.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/garbage.dm
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ SUBSYSTEM_DEF(garbage)
 		for(var/path in sleptDestroy)
 			dellog += "Path : [path] \n"
 			dellog += "Sleeps : [sleptDestroy[path]] \n"
-		text2file("[GLOB.log_directory]/qdel.log", dellog.Join())
+		text2file(dellog.Join(), "[GLOB.log_directory]/qdel.log")
 
 /datum/controller/subsystem/garbage/fire()
 	HandleToBeQueued()