diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm
index 3357cc9ffe..64ff1fe333 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm
@@ -1884,6 +1884,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(roundstart_race_names)
 			if(get_turf(target) == target_oldturf)
 				shove_blocked = TRUE
 
+		var/append_message = ""
 		if(shove_blocked && !target.buckled)
 			var/directional_blocked = !target.Adjacent(target_shove_turf)
 			var/targetatrest = target.resting
@@ -1897,33 +1898,32 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(roundstart_race_names)
 				target_collateral_human.Knockdown(SHOVE_KNOCKDOWN_COLLATERAL)
 				user.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[user.name] shoves [target.name] into [target_collateral_human.name]!</span>",
 					"<span class='danger'>You shove [target.name] into [target_collateral_human.name]!</span>", null, COMBAT_MESSAGE_RANGE)
-				log_combat(user, target, "shoved", "into [target_collateral_human.name]")
+				append_message += ", into [target_collateral_human.name]"
 
 		else
 			user.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[user.name] shoves [target.name]!</span>",
 				"<span class='danger'>You shove [target.name]!</span>", null, COMBAT_MESSAGE_RANGE)
-			var/target_held_item = target.get_active_held_item()
-			var/knocked_item = FALSE
-			if(!is_type_in_typecache(target_held_item, GLOB.shove_disarming_types))
-				target_held_item = null
-			if(!target.has_movespeed_modifier(MOVESPEED_ID_SHOVE))
-				target.add_movespeed_modifier(MOVESPEED_ID_SHOVE, multiplicative_slowdown = SHOVE_SLOWDOWN_STRENGTH)
-				if(target_held_item)
-					target.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[target.name]'s grip on \the [target_held_item] loosens!</span>",
-						"<span class='danger'>Your grip on \the [target_held_item] loosens!</span>", null, COMBAT_MESSAGE_RANGE)
-				addtimer(CALLBACK(target, /mob/living/carbon/human/proc/clear_shove_slowdown), SHOVE_SLOWDOWN_LENGTH)
-			else if(target_held_item)
-				target.dropItemToGround(target_held_item)
-				knocked_item = TRUE
-				target.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[target.name] drops \the [target_held_item]!!</span>",
-					"<span class='danger'>You drop \the [target_held_item]!!</span>", null, COMBAT_MESSAGE_RANGE)
-			var/append_message = ""
+		var/target_held_item = target.get_active_held_item()
+		var/knocked_item = FALSE
+		if(!is_type_in_typecache(target_held_item, GLOB.shove_disarming_types))
+			target_held_item = null
+		if(!target.has_movespeed_modifier(MOVESPEED_ID_SHOVE))
+			target.add_movespeed_modifier(MOVESPEED_ID_SHOVE, multiplicative_slowdown = SHOVE_SLOWDOWN_STRENGTH)
 			if(target_held_item)
-				if(knocked_item)
-					append_message = "causing them to drop [target_held_item]"
-				else
-					append_message = "loosening their grip on [target_held_item]"
-			log_combat(user, target, "shoved", append_message)
+				target.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[target.name]'s grip on \the [target_held_item] loosens!</span>",
+					"<span class='danger'>Your grip on \the [target_held_item] loosens!</span>", null, COMBAT_MESSAGE_RANGE)
+			addtimer(CALLBACK(target, /mob/living/carbon/human/proc/clear_shove_slowdown), SHOVE_SLOWDOWN_LENGTH)
+		else if(target_held_item)
+			target.dropItemToGround(target_held_item)
+			knocked_item = TRUE
+			target.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[target.name] drops \the [target_held_item]!!</span>",
+				"<span class='danger'>You drop \the [target_held_item]!!</span>", null, COMBAT_MESSAGE_RANGE)
+		if(target_held_item)
+			if(knocked_item)
+				append_message += ", causing them to drop [target_held_item]"
+			else
+				append_message += ", loosening their grip on [target_held_item]"
+		log_combat(user, target, "shoved", append_message)
 
 /datum/species/proc/apply_damage(damage, damagetype = BRUTE, def_zone = null, blocked, mob/living/carbon/human/H, forced = FALSE)
 	var/hit_percent = (100-(blocked+armor))/100