diff --git a/Services/CommonFunctions/CF_ModLogs.Hooks.cs b/Services/CommonFunctions/CF_ModLogs.Hooks.cs
index 2823e83..5dce387 100644
--- a/Services/CommonFunctions/CF_ModLogs.Hooks.cs
+++ b/Services/CommonFunctions/CF_ModLogs.Hooks.cs
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ partial class RegexbotClient {
         // Attempt warning message
         var userSearch = _svcEntityCache.QueryUserCache(targetUser.ToString());
         var userDisp = userSearch != null
-            ? $" user **{userSearch.Username}#{userSearch.Discriminator}**"
-            : $" user with ID **{targetUser}**";
+            ? $"**{userSearch.Username}#{userSearch.Discriminator}**"
+            : $"user with ID **{targetUser}**";
         var targetGuildUser = guild.GetUser(targetUser);
         if (targetGuildUser == null) return (entry, new LogAppendResult(
             new HttpException(System.Net.HttpStatusCode.NotFound, null), entry.LogId, userDisp));
diff --git a/Services/CommonFunctions/CF_ModLogs.cs b/Services/CommonFunctions/CF_ModLogs.cs
index 48c5fb8..ab1cf81 100644
--- a/Services/CommonFunctions/CF_ModLogs.cs
+++ b/Services/CommonFunctions/CF_ModLogs.cs
@@ -4,12 +4,6 @@ using RegexBot.Data;
 
 namespace RegexBot.Services.CommonFunctions;
 internal partial class CommonFunctionsService : Service {
-
-    // things this should do:
-    // set a note
-    // set a warn (like note, but spicy)
-    // -> return with a WarnLogResult? And send it down the chute...
-
     // Called by EF_Removals, this processes a removal into a log entry.
     // A notification for this entry is then propagated.
     private void ModLogsProcessRemoval(ulong guildId, ulong targetId, ModLogType remType, string source, string? logReason) {
diff --git a/Services/CommonFunctions/CF_Removals.cs b/Services/CommonFunctions/CF_Removals.cs
index 1dd5126..e543203 100644
--- a/Services/CommonFunctions/CF_Removals.cs
+++ b/Services/CommonFunctions/CF_Removals.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ internal partial class CommonFunctionsService : Service {
         if (t == RemovalType.Kick && utarget == null) return new BanKickResult(null, false, true, RemovalType.Kick, 0);
 
         // Send DM notification
+        // Must be done before removal, or we risk not being able to send a notification afterwards
         if (sendDmToTarget) {
             if (utarget != null) dmSuccess = await BanKickSendNotificationAsync(utarget, t, logReason);
             else dmSuccess = false;
@@ -27,11 +28,9 @@ internal partial class CommonFunctionsService : Service {
         } catch (HttpException ex) {
             return new BanKickResult(ex, dmSuccess, false, t, target);
         }
-
-        // Report successful action
-        var result = new BanKickResult(null, dmSuccess, false, t, target);
         ModLogsProcessRemoval(guild.Id, target, t == RemovalType.Ban ? ModLogType.Ban : ModLogType.Kick, source, logReason);
-        return result;
+
+        return new BanKickResult(null, dmSuccess, false, t, target);
     }
 
     private async Task<bool> BanKickSendNotificationAsync(SocketGuildUser target, RemovalType action, string? reason) {
@@ -41,10 +40,9 @@ internal partial class CommonFunctionsService : Service {
         var outMessage = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(reason)
             ? string.Format(DMTemplate + ".", action == RemovalType.Ban ? "banned" : "kicked", target.Guild.Name)
             : string.Format(DMTemplate + DMTemplateReason, action == RemovalType.Ban ? "banned" : "kicked", target.Guild.Name, reason);
+            
         var dch = await target.CreateDMChannelAsync();
-
         try { await dch.SendMessageAsync(outMessage); } catch (HttpException) { return false; }
-
         return true;
     }
 }
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