diff --git a/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/say.dm b/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/say.dm
index 54cbfbcd0ec..65471d32b2c 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/dead/observer/say.dm
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@
 	if (!message)
 		return
 
-	var/turf/T = get_turf(src)
-	log_say("[key_name(src)] (@[T.x],[T.y],[T.z]) Ghost: [message]")
-
 	if (src.client)
 		if(src.client.prefs.muted & MUTE_DEADCHAT)
 			to_chat(src, "<span class='warning'>You cannot talk in deadchat (muted).</span>")
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/say.dm b/code/modules/mob/say.dm
index ed4a60f0187..0aeb7641a1f 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/say.dm
@@ -54,7 +54,10 @@
 	if(name != real_name)
 		alt_name = " (died as [real_name])"
 
+
+	var/turf/T = get_turf(src)
 	message = src.say_quote("\"[html_encode(message)]\"")
+	log_say("[name]/[key_name(src)] (@[T.x],[T.y],[T.z]) Deadsay: [message]")
 	//var/rendered = "<span class='game deadsay'><span class='prefix'>DEAD:</span> <span class='name'>[name]</span>[alt_name] <span class='message'>[message]</span></span>"
 	var/rendered2 = null//edited
 	for(var/mob/M in player_list)