diff --git a/code/game/objects/items.dm b/code/game/objects/items.dm
index 7d938e3ecdc8..0287c7208410 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items.dm
@@ -903,7 +903,6 @@ cases. Override_icon_state should be a list.*/
 	if(zoom_offset)
 		viewoffset = zoom_offset * 32
 
-	var/zoom_offset_time = 3*((viewoffset/32)/7)
 	var/dirtooffset = newdir ? newdir : user.dir
 
 	switch(dirtooffset)
diff --git a/code/modules/maptext_alerts/screen_alerts.dm b/code/modules/maptext_alerts/screen_alerts.dm
index 879529bb1637..5f3c2f856d94 100644
--- a/code/modules/maptext_alerts/screen_alerts.dm
+++ b/code/modules/maptext_alerts/screen_alerts.dm
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 	maptext_width = 480
 	maptext_x = 0
 	maptext_y = 0
-	screen_loc = "TOP-3"
+	screen_loc = "LEFT,TOP-3"
 
 	///Time taken to fade in as we start printing text
 	var/fade_in_time = 0