diff --git a/code/datums/effects/xeno_strains/execute_tag.dm b/code/datums/effects/xeno_strains/execute_tag.dm
index 92cf326c9560..5503b35a296c 100644
--- a/code/datums/effects/xeno_strains/execute_tag.dm
+++ b/code/datums/effects/xeno_strains/execute_tag.dm
@@ -4,18 +4,18 @@
 	flags = DEL_ON_DEATH | INF_DURATION
 
 
-/datum/effects/execute_tag/New(atom/A, mob/from = null, last_dmg_source = null, zone = "chest", ttl = 35)
-	. = ..(A, from, last_dmg_source, zone)
+/datum/effects/execute_tag/New(atom/affected, mob/from = null, last_dmg_source = null, zone = "chest", ttl = 35)
+	. = ..()
 
 	addtimer(CALLBACK(GLOBAL_PROC, GLOBAL_PROC_REF(qdel), src), ttl)
 
-	if (ishuman(A))
-		var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = A
-		H.update_xeno_hostile_hud()
+	if (ishuman(affected))
+		var/mob/living/carbon/human/affected_human = affected
+		affected_human.update_xeno_hostile_hud()
 
 
-/datum/effects/execute_tag/validate_atom(mob/living/carbon/H)
-	if (!isxeno_human(H) || H.stat == DEAD)
+/datum/effects/execute_tag/validate_atom(mob/living/carbon/affected_carbon)
+	if (!isxeno_human(affected_carbon) || affected_carbon.stat == DEAD)
 		return FALSE
 	return ..()
 
@@ -27,15 +27,15 @@
 	if (!istype(affected_atom, /mob/living/carbon/human))
 		return
 
-	var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = affected_atom
-	H.update_xeno_hostile_hud()
+	var/mob/living/carbon/human/affected_human = affected_atom
+	affected_human.update_xeno_hostile_hud()
 
 
 /datum/effects/execute_tag/Destroy()
 	if (!ishuman(affected_atom))
 		return ..()
 
-	var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = affected_atom
-	addtimer(CALLBACK(H, TYPE_PROC_REF(/mob/living/carbon/human, update_xeno_hostile_hud)), 3)
+	var/mob/living/carbon/human/affected_human = affected_atom
+	addtimer(CALLBACK(affected_human, TYPE_PROC_REF(/mob/living/carbon/human, update_xeno_hostile_hud)), 0.3 SECONDS)
 
 	return ..()
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
index 71b0725e6c4a..0e38c7429378 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
@@ -100,6 +100,6 @@
 		qdel(target_tag)
 
 	if (HAS_TRAIT(src, TRAIT_KNOCKEDOUT) || stat == UNCONSCIOUS)
-		new /datum/effects/execute_tag(src, src, , , 35)
+		new /datum/effects/execute_tag(src, src, ttl = 35)
 
 	src.update_execute_hud()