diff --git a/code/game/objects/items.dm b/code/game/objects/items.dm
index 03a576f03588..bcad26c143e0 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items.dm
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(welding_sparks, /mutable_appearance, mutable_appearance('icons
 		pointed_object += " inside [target_atom.loc]"
 
 	if(pointer_mob.a_intent == INTENT_HELP || !ismob(target_atom))
-		pointer_mob.visible_message("<b>[pointer_mob]</b> points to [pointed_object] with [src]")
+		pointer_mob.visible_message("<b>[pointer_mob]</b> points to [pointed_object] with [src].")
 		return TRUE
 
 	target_atom.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[pointer_mob] points [src] at [pointed_object]!</span>",
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
index 803d724e5247..4ceaf33b89f3 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@
 	if(A.loc in src)
 		pointed_object += " inside [A.loc]"
 
-	visible_message("<b>[src]</b> points to [pointed_object]")
+	visible_message("<b>[src]</b> points to [pointed_object].")
 	return TRUE
 
 /mob/living/verb/succumb()