diff --git a/code/datums/actions/observer_action.dm b/code/datums/actions/observer_action.dm
index 192390dd453d8..1caa5ef8e9ead 100644
--- a/code/datums/actions/observer_action.dm
+++ b/code/datums/actions/observer_action.dm
@@ -63,7 +63,9 @@
 	if(new_mob.stat == DEAD)
 		to_chat(owner, span_warning("You cannot join if the mob is dead."))
 		return FALSE
-
+	switch(tgui_alert(owner, "Are you sure you want to take " + new_mob.real_name +" ("+new_mob.job.title+")?", "Take SSD mob", list("Yes", "No",)))
+		if("No")
+			return
 	if(isxeno(new_mob))
 		var/mob/living/carbon/xenomorph/ssd_xeno = new_mob
 		if(ssd_xeno.tier != XENO_TIER_MINION && XENODEATHTIME_CHECK(owner))
@@ -85,13 +87,20 @@
 	if(is_banned_from(owner.ckey, new_mob?.job?.title))
 		to_chat(owner, span_warning("You are jobbaned from the [new_mob?.job.title] role."))
 		return
+
+	if(!ishuman(new_mob))
+		message_admins(span_adminnotice("[owner.key] took control of [new_mob.name] as [new_mob.p_they()] was ssd."))
+		log_admin("[owner.key] took control of [new_mob.name] as [new_mob.p_they()] was ssd.")
+		new_mob.transfer_mob(owner)
+		return
+	if(CONFIG_GET(flag/prevent_dupe_names) && GLOB.real_names_joined.Find(owner.client.prefs.real_name))
+		to_chat(usr, span_warning("Someone has already joined the round with this character name. Please pick another."))
+		return
 	message_admins(span_adminnotice("[owner.key] took control of [new_mob.name] as [new_mob.p_they()] was ssd."))
 	log_admin("[owner.key] took control of [new_mob.name] as [new_mob.p_they()] was ssd.")
 	new_mob.transfer_mob(owner)
-	if(!ishuman(new_mob))
-		return
 	var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = new_mob
-	H.fully_replace_character_name(H.real_name, H.species.random_name(H.gender))
+	H.on_transformation()
 
 //respawn button for campaign gamemode
 /datum/action/observer_action/campaign_respawn
diff --git a/code/datums/gamemodes/_game_mode.dm b/code/datums/gamemodes/_game_mode.dm
index 486f6966016e1..7db1fc9f31cbe 100644
--- a/code/datums/gamemodes/_game_mode.dm
+++ b/code/datums/gamemodes/_game_mode.dm
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(bioscan_locations, list(
 		if(job.job_flags & JOB_FLAG_SPECIALNAME)
 			name_to_check = job.get_special_name(NP.client)
 		if(CONFIG_GET(flag/prevent_dupe_names) && GLOB.real_names_joined.Find(name_to_check))
-			to_chat(usr, "<span class='warning'>Someone has already joined the round with this character name. Please pick another.<spawn>")
+			to_chat(usr, span_warning("Someone has already joined the round with this character name. Please pick another."))
 			return FALSE
 	if(!SSjob.AssignRole(NP, job, TRUE))
 		to_chat(usr, "<span class='warning'>Failed to assign selected role.<spawn>")