diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/Facehuggers.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/Facehuggers.dm
index 8b3b1d54f26d..5ef9626620b2 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/Facehuggers.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/Facehuggers.dm
@@ -191,9 +191,9 @@
 	return FALSE
 
 /obj/item/clothing/mask/facehugger/launch_towards(datum/launch_metadata/LM)
-	..()
 	if(stat == CONSCIOUS)
 		icon_state = "[initial(icon_state)]_thrown"
+	..()
 
 /obj/item/clothing/mask/facehugger/launch_impact(atom/hit_atom)
 	. = ..()
@@ -240,8 +240,8 @@
 	if(!target)
 		return FALSE
 
-	target.visible_message(SPAN_WARNING("\The scuttling [src] leaps at [target]!"), \
-	SPAN_WARNING("The scuttling [src] leaps at [target]!"))
+	target.visible_message(SPAN_WARNING("[src] leaps at [target]!"), \
+	SPAN_WARNING("[src] leaps at [target]!"))
 	leaping = TRUE
 	throw_atom(target, 3, SPEED_FAST)
 	return TRUE