diff --git a/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm b/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm
index feb1a6e94d..b4a879e5fe 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/client_procs.dm
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@
 			return
 
 	//Logs all hrefs, except chat pings
-	if(href_list["proc"] != "ping")
-		GLOB.world_href_log << "<small>[time_stamp(show_ds = TRUE)] [src] (usr:[usr])</small> || [hsrc ? "[hsrc] " : ""][href]<br>"
+	if(!(href_list["_src_"] == "chat" && href_list["proc"] == "ping" && LAZYLEN(href_list) == 2))
+		WRITE_FILE(GLOB.world_href_log, "<small>[time_stamp(show_ds = TRUE)] [src] (usr:[usr])</small> || [hsrc ? "[hsrc] " : ""][href]<br>")
 
 	// Admin PM
 	if(href_list["priv_msg"])