diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/cult/runes.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/cult/runes.dm
index 3a80ed54b3..8eb08cfa84 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/cult/runes.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/cult/runes.dm
@@ -148,8 +148,7 @@ structure_check() searches for nearby cultist structures required for the invoca
 
 /obj/effect/rune/proc/fail_invoke()
 	//This proc contains the effects of a rune if it is not invoked correctly, through either invalid wording or not enough cultists. By default, it's just a basic fizzle.
-	visible_message("<span class='warning'>The markings pulse with a \
-		small flash of red light, then fall dark.</span>")
+	visible_message("<span class='warning'>The markings pulse with a small flash of red light, then fall dark.</span>")
 	var/oldcolor = color
 	color = rgb(255, 0, 0)
 	animate(src, color = oldcolor, time = 5)
@@ -309,10 +308,11 @@ structure_check() searches for nearby cultist structures required for the invoca
 			A.forceMove(target)
 	if(movedsomething)
 		..()
-		visible_message("<span class='warning'>There is a sharp crack of inrushing air, and everything above the rune disappears!</span>")
+		visible_message("<span class='warning'>There is a sharp crack of inrushing air, and everything above the rune disappears!</span>", null, "<i>You hear a sharp crack.</i>")
 		to_chat(user, "<span class='cult'>You[moveuserlater ? "r vision blurs, and you suddenly appear somewhere else":" send everything above the rune away"].</span>")
 		if(moveuserlater)
 			user.forceMove(target)
+		target.visible_message("<span class='warning'>There is a boom of outrushing air as something appears above the rune!</span>", null, "<i>You hear a boom.</i>")
 	else
 		fail_invoke()
 
diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/cult/talisman.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/cult/talisman.dm
index 9645b4bbce..166cb6f528 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/cult/talisman.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/cult/talisman.dm
@@ -147,9 +147,10 @@
 	if(is_blocked_turf(target, TRUE))
 		to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>The target rune is blocked. Attempting to teleport to it would be massively unwise.</span>")
 		return ..(user, 0)
-	user.visible_message("<span class='warning'>Dust flows from [user]'s hand, and [user.p_they()] disappear in a flash of red light!</span>", \
-						 "<span class='cultitalic'>You speak the words of the talisman and find yourself somewhere else!</span>")
+	user.visible_message("<span class='warning'>Dust flows from [user]'s hand, and [user.p_they()] disappear with a sharp crack!</span>", \
+	"<span class='cultitalic'>You speak the words of the talisman and find yourself somewhere else!</span>", "<i>You hear a sharp crack.</i>")
 	user.forceMove(target)
+	target.visible_message("<span class='warning'>There is a boom of outrushing air as something appears above the rune!</span>", null, "<i>You hear a boom.</i>")
 	return ..()