diff --git a/code/game/world.dm b/code/game/world.dm
index 6c49e37456..2853bb2ef6 100644
--- a/code/game/world.dm
+++ b/code/game/world.dm
@@ -62,15 +62,15 @@ GLOBAL_PROTECT(security_mode)
 				var/db_major = text2num(query_db_version.item[1])
 				var/db_minor = text2num(query_db_version.item[2])
 				if(db_major != DB_MAJOR_VERSION || db_minor != DB_MINOR_VERSION)
-					message_admins("Database schema ([db_major].[db_minor]) doesn't match the latest schema version ([DB_MAJOR_VERSION].[DB_MINOR_VERSION]), this may lead to undefined behaviour or errors")
-					log_sql("Database schema ([db_major].[db_minor]) doesn't match the latest schema version ([DB_MAJOR_VERSION].[DB_MINOR_VERSION]), this may lead to undefined behaviour or errors")
+					var/which = "behind"
+					if(db_major < DB_MAJOR_VERSION || db_minor < DB_MINOR_VERSION)
+						which = "ahead of"
+					message_admins("Database schema ([db_major].[db_minor]) is [which] the latest schema version ([DB_MAJOR_VERSION].[DB_MINOR_VERSION]), this may lead to undefined behaviour or errors")
+					log_sql("Database schema ([db_major].[db_minor]) is [which] the latest schema version ([DB_MAJOR_VERSION].[DB_MINOR_VERSION]), this may lead to undefined behaviour or errors")
 			else
 				message_admins("Could not get schema version from database")
-				log_sql("Could not get schema version from database")
 		else
-			log_sql("Your server failed to establish a connection with the database.")
-	else
-		log_sql("Database is not enabled in configuration.")
+			log_world("Your server failed to establish a connection with the database.")
 
 /world/proc/SetRoundID()
 	if(CONFIG_GET(flag/sql_enabled))