diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/handheld_distress_beacon.dm b/code/game/objects/items/handheld_distress_beacon.dm
index 098906898e25..699c45c256b2 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/handheld_distress_beacon.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/handheld_distress_beacon.dm
@@ -44,10 +44,11 @@
 	name = "\improper CMB handheld distress beacon"
 	desc = "An emergency beacon. This one is branded with a Colonial Marshal Bureau star and 'ANCHORPOINT STATION' is etched in stencil on the side. This device is issued to CMB Marshals and features an extended relay antenna."
 	icon = 'icons/obj/items/handheld_distress_beacon.dmi'
-	icon_state = "beacon_inactive" /// beacon starts inactive, changes sprite when activated, cannot be turned off once turned on
+	icon_state = "beacon_inactive"
 	w_class = SIZE_SMALL
 
-	var/active = FALSE /// whether or not the beacon is turned on, when activated sends message to admins requesting Anchorpoint ERT
+/// whether or not the beacon is turned on, when activated sends message to admins requesting Anchorpoint ERT and changes sprite
+	var/active = FALSE
 
 /obj/item/handheld_distress_beacon_CMB/get_examine_text(mob/user)
 	. = ..()
diff --git a/code/modules/admin/topic/topic.dm b/code/modules/admin/topic/topic.dm
index 86a6213d0517..31f99870fe43 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/topic/topic.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/topic/topic.dm
@@ -2108,7 +2108,8 @@
 	log_game("[key_name_admin(approver)] has sent a randomized distress beacon, requested by [key_name_admin(ref_person)]")
 	message_admins("[key_name_admin(approver)] has sent a randomized distress beacon, requested by [key_name_admin(ref_person)]")
 
-/datum/admins/proc/accept_cmb_ert(mob/approver, mob/ref_person) /// tells admins which admin has sent the Anchorpoint ERT in response to CMB distress
+/// tells admins which admin has sent the Anchorpoint ERT in response to CMB distress
+/datum/admins/proc/accept_cmb_ert(mob/approver, mob/ref_person)
 	if(distress_cancel)
 		return
 	distress_cancel = TRUE
@@ -2116,7 +2117,8 @@
 	log_game("[key_name_admin(approver)] has sent an Anchorpoint Station Colonial Marine QRF response, requested by [key_name_admin(ref_person)]")
 	message_admins("[key_name_admin(approver)] has sent an Anchorpoint Station Colonial Marine QRF response, requested by [key_name_admin(ref_person)]")
 
-/datum/admins/proc/accept_cmb_alt_ert(mob/approver, mob/ref_person) /// tells admins which admin has sent the CMB ERT in response to CMB distress
+/// tells admins which admin has sent the CMB ERT in response to CMB distress
+/datum/admins/proc/accept_cmb_alt_ert(mob/approver, mob/ref_person)
 	if(distress_cancel)
 		return
 	distress_cancel = TRUE