diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/holder.dm b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/holder.dm
index e2bb1d55a3..86634ff168 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/holder.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/holder.dm
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@
 		var/atom/us = my_atom
 		var/atom/them = their_atom
 		var/location_string = "FROM [(us && "[us] [COORD(us)]") || "NULL"] TO [(them && "[them] [COORD(them)]") || "NULL"]"
-		log_reagent_transfer("[location_string] - [key_name(usr)][istext(log) && [" - [log]"]]: trans_to with arguments [target] [amount] [multiplier] [preserve_data] [no_react] and reagents [english_list(trasnferred)]")
+		log_reagent_transfer("[location_string] - [key_name(usr)][istext(log) ? " - [log]" : ""]: trans_to with arguments [target] [amount] [multiplier] [preserve_data] [no_react] and reagents [english_list(trasnferred)]")
 
 	update_total()
 	R.update_total()
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@
 				var/atom/us = my_atom
 				var/atom/them = their_atom
 				var/location_string = "FROM [(us && "[us] [COORD(us)]") || "NULL"] TO [(them && "[them] [COORD(them)]") || "NULL"]"
-				log_reagent_transfer("[location_string] - [key_name(usr)][istext(log) && [" - [log]"]: trans_id_to with arguments [target] [reagent] [amount] [preserve_data]")
+				log_reagent_transfer("[location_string] - [key_name(usr)][istext(log) ? " - [log]" : ""]: trans_id_to with arguments [target] [reagent] [amount] [preserve_data]")
 			break
 
 	src.update_total()