diff --git a/code/__HELPERS/_logging.dm b/code/__HELPERS/_logging.dm
index 18d02229dd..8464e373d5 100644
--- a/code/__HELPERS/_logging.dm
+++ b/code/__HELPERS/_logging.dm
@@ -231,10 +231,10 @@
 		src_object = window.locked_by.src_object
 	// Insert src_object info
 	if(src_object)
-		entry += "\nUsing: [src_object.type] [REF(src_object)]"
+		entry += "Using: [src_object.type] [REF(src_object)]"
 	// Insert message
 	if(message)
-		entry += "\n[message]"
+		entry += "[message]"
 	WRITE_LOG(GLOB.tgui_log, entry)
 
 /* Close open log handles. This should be called as late as possible, and no logging should hapen after. */
diff --git a/code/controllers/configuration/entries/logging.dm b/code/controllers/configuration/entries/logging.dm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2b08d62d54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/controllers/configuration/entries/logging.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+/// forces log_href for tgui
+/datum/config_entry/flag/emergency_tgui_logging
+	config_entry_value = FALSE
diff --git a/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm b/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm
index 5f567f1360..970e34cabe 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm
@@ -76,9 +76,15 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(blacklisted_builds, list(
 			to_chat(src, "<span class='danger'>Your previous action was ignored because you've done too many in a second</span>")
 			return
 
-	//Logs all hrefs, except chat pings
-	if(!(href_list["_src_"] == "chat" && href_list["proc"] == "ping" && LAZYLEN(href_list) == 2))
-		log_href("[src] (usr:[usr]\[[COORD(usr)]\]) : [hsrc ? "[hsrc] " : ""][href]")
+
+	// Tgui Topic middleware
+	if(tgui_Topic(href_list))
+		if(CONFIG_GET(flag/emergency_tgui_logging))
+			log_href("[src] (usr:[usr]\[[COORD(usr)]\]) : [hsrc ? "[hsrc] " : ""][href]")
+		return
+
+	//Logs all hrefs
+	log_href("[src] (usr:[usr]\[[COORD(usr)]\]) : [hsrc ? "[hsrc] " : ""][href]")
 
 	//byond bug ID:2256651
 	if (asset_cache_job && (asset_cache_job in completed_asset_jobs))
@@ -105,10 +111,6 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(blacklisted_builds, list(
 		handle_statpanel_click(href_list)
 		return
 
-	// Tgui Topic middleware
-	if(tgui_Topic(href_list))
-		return
-
 	// Admin PM
 	if(href_list["priv_msg"])
 		cmd_admin_pm(href_list["priv_msg"],null)
diff --git a/tgstation.dme b/tgstation.dme
index f733aee27c..45c16fab9d 100644
--- a/tgstation.dme
+++ b/tgstation.dme
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@
 #include "code\controllers\configuration\entries\fail2topic.dm"
 #include "code\controllers\configuration\entries\game_options.dm"
 #include "code\controllers\configuration\entries\general.dm"
+#include "code\controllers\configuration\entries\logging.dm"
 #include "code\controllers\configuration\entries\persistence.dm"
 #include "code\controllers\configuration\entries\plushies.dm"
 #include "code\controllers\configuration\entries\policy.dm"