diff --git a/js/battledata.js b/js/battledata.js
index 0a0712984..fce464139 100644
--- a/js/battledata.js
+++ b/js/battledata.js
@@ -457,6 +457,8 @@ var Tools = {
 			];
 		case 'announce':
 			return '<div class="chat chatmessage-' + toId(name) + hlClass + mineClass + '">' + timestamp + '<strong style="' + color + '">' + clickableName + ':</strong> <span class="message-announce">' + Tools.parseMessage(target) + '</span></div>';
+		case 'log':
+			return '<div class="chat chatmessage-' + toId(name) + hlClass + mineClass + '">' + timestamp + '<span class="message-log">' + Tools.parseMessage(target) + '</span></div>';
 		case 'data-pokemon':
 			var buf = '<li class="result">';
 			var template = Tools.getTemplate(target);
diff --git a/js/client-chat.js b/js/client-chat.js
index 719fa5fec..605c255cb 100644
--- a/js/client-chat.js
+++ b/js/client-chat.js
@@ -1445,9 +1445,11 @@
 				this.subtleNotifyOnce();
 			}
 
-			if (message.substr(0, 4) === '/me ' || message.substr(0, 5) === '/mee') {
-				Storage.logChat(this.id, '* ' + name + (message.substr(0, 4) === '/me ' ? ' ' : '') + message);
-			} else if (message.substr(0, 10) === '/announce ' || message.substr(0, 1) !== '/') {
+			if (message.slice(0, 4) === '/me ' || message.slice(0, 5) === '/mee') {
+				Storage.logChat(this.id, '* ' + name + (message.slice(0, 4) === '/me ' ? ' ' : '') + message);
+			} else if (message.slice(0, 5) === '/log ') {
+				Storage.logChat(this.id, '' + message.slice(5));
+			} else {
 				Storage.logChat(this.id, '' + name + ': ' + message);
 			}
 		},