diff --git a/code/game/machinery/computer/dna_console.dm b/code/game/machinery/computer/dna_console.dm
index 7e41d9cc9a..53209108b2 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/computer/dna_console.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/computer/dna_console.dm
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@
 	popup.add_stylesheet("scannernew", 'html/browser/scannernew.css')
 
 	var/mob/living/carbon/viable_occupant
-	var/occupant_status = "<div class='line'><div class='statusLabel'>Subject Status:</div><div class='statusValue'>"
+	var/list/occupant_status = list("<div class='line'><div class='statusLabel'>Subject Status:</div><div class='statusValue'>")
 	var/scanner_status
-	var/temp_html
+	var/list/temp_html = list()
 	if(connected && connected.is_operational())
 		if(connected.occupant)	//set occupant_status message
 			viable_occupant = connected.occupant
@@ -117,9 +117,9 @@
 		occupant_status += "<span class='bad'>----</span></div></div>"
 		scanner_status += "<span class='bad'>Error: No scanner detected</span>"
 
-	var/status = "<div class='statusDisplay'>"
+	var/list/status = list("<div class='statusDisplay'>")
 	status += "<div class='line'><div class='statusLabel'>Scanner:</div><div class='statusValue'>[scanner_status]</div></div>"
-	status += "[occupant_status]"
+	status += occupant_status
 
 
 	status += "<div class='line'><h3>Radiation Emitter Status</h3></div>"
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
 	status += "<div class='line'><div class='statusLabel'>Pulse Duration:</div><div class='statusValue'>[radduration]</div></div>"
 	status += "<div class='line'><div class='statusLabel'>&nbsp;&nbsp;\> Accuracy:</div><div class='statusValue'>[chance_to_hit]</div></div>"
 	status += "<br></div>" // Close statusDisplay div
-	var/buttons = "<a href='?src=[REF(src)];'>Scan</a> "
+	var/list/buttons = list("<a href='?src=[REF(src)];'>Scan</a> ")
 	if(connected)
 		buttons += " <a href='?src=[REF(src)];task=toggleopen;'>[connected.state_open ? "Close" : "Open"] Scanner</a> "
 		if (connected.state_open)
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@
 				temp_html += "----"
 			temp_html += "</div></div></div>"
 
-	popup.set_content(temp_html)
+	popup.set_content(temp_html.Join())
 	popup.open()