diff --git a/src/clj/game/core/state.clj b/src/clj/game/core/state.clj
index 215572727d..4caf17210f 100644
--- a/src/clj/game/core/state.clj
+++ b/src/clj/game/core/state.clj
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@
    winning-user])
 
 (defn new-state
-  [gameid room log now spectatorhands corp runner]
+  [gameid room now spectatorhands corp runner]
   (map->State
-    {:gameid gameid :log log :active-player :runner :end-turn true
+    {:gameid gameid :log [] :active-player :runner :end-turn true
      :room room
      :rid 0 :turn 0 :eid 0
      :sfx [] :sfx-current-id 0
diff --git a/src/clj/game/core/turns.clj b/src/clj/game/core/turns.clj
index 0086e8496e..5291820c19 100644
--- a/src/clj/game/core/turns.clj
+++ b/src/clj/game/core/turns.clj
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
 (defn- init-game-state
   "Initialises the game state"
-  [{:keys [players gameid log spectatorhands room] :as game}]
+  [{:keys [players gameid spectatorhands room] :as game}]
   (let [corp (some #(when (corp? %) %) players)
         runner (some #(when (runner? %) %) players)
         corp-deck (create-deck (:deck corp) (:user corp))
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@
       (new-state
         gameid
         room
-        log
         (t/now)
         spectatorhands
         (new-corp (:user corp) corp-identity corp-options (zone :deck corp-deck) corp-deck-id corp-quote)
@@ -73,7 +72,6 @@
   (let [state (init-game-state game)
         corp-identity (get-in @state [:corp :identity])
         runner-identity (get-in @state [:runner :identity])]
-    (system-say state :corp "[hr]")
     (init-identity state :corp corp-identity)
     (init-identity state :runner runner-identity)
     (let [side :corp]
diff --git a/src/clj/web/lobby.clj b/src/clj/web/lobby.clj
index d26c8dc52e..3dfbe51681 100644
--- a/src/clj/web/lobby.clj
+++ b/src/clj/web/lobby.clj
@@ -223,11 +223,10 @@
               :room           room
               :format         format
               :players        [{:user    user
-                                :ws-id   client-id
+                                :ws-id      client-id
                                 :side    side
                                 :options options}]
               :spectators     []
-              :log            []
               :last-update    (t/now)}]
     (swap! all-games assoc gameid game)
     (swap! client-gameids assoc client-id gameid)
@@ -240,26 +239,22 @@
   (when-let [{gameid :gameid} (game-for-client client-id)]
     (when (player-or-spectator client-id gameid)
       (remove-user client-id gameid)
-      (let [message {:user "__system__"
-                     :text (str username " left the game.")}]
-        (swap! all-games update-in [gameid :log] conj message)
-        (ws/broadcast-to! (lobby-clients gameid)
-                          :lobby/message
-                          message)))))
+      (ws/broadcast-to! (lobby-clients gameid)
+                        :lobby/message
+                        {:user "__system__"
+                         :text (str username " left the game.")}))))
 
 (defn handle-lobby-say
   [{{{:keys [username] :as user} :user} :ring-req
     client-id                           :client-id
     {:keys [msg gameid]}                :?data}]
   (when (player-or-spectator client-id gameid)
-    (let [game (game-for-id gameid)
-          message {:user user
-                   :text msg}]
-      (swap! all-games update-in [gameid :log] conj message)
+    (let [game (game-for-id gameid)]
       (ws/broadcast-to!
         (map :ws-id (concat (:players game) (:spectators game)))
         :lobby/message
-        message))))
+        {:user user
+         :text msg}))))
 
 (defn handle-swap-sides
   [{{{:keys [username] :as user} :user} :ring-req
@@ -291,16 +286,14 @@
       (if (and (not (already-in-game? user game))
                (or (empty? game-password)
                    (bcrypt/check password game-password)))
-        (let [message {:user         "__system__"
-                       :notification "ting"
-                       :text         (str username " joined the game.")}]
-          (join-game user client-id gameid)
-          (swap! all-games update-in [gameid :log] conj message)
-          (ws/broadcast-to! (lobby-clients gameid)
-                            :lobby/message
-                            message)
-          (ws/send! client-id [:lobby/select {:gameid gameid}])
-          (when reply-fn (reply-fn 200)))
+        (do (join-game user client-id gameid)
+            (ws/broadcast-to! (lobby-clients gameid)
+                              :lobby/message
+                              {:user         "__system__"
+                               :notification "ting"
+                               :text         (str username " joined the game.")})
+            (ws/send! client-id [:lobby/select {:gameid gameid}])
+            (when reply-fn (reply-fn 200)))
         (when reply-fn (reply-fn 403))))
     (when reply-fn (reply-fn 404))))
 
@@ -318,17 +311,16 @@
         (if (and (not (already-in-game? user game))
                  (or (empty? game-password)
                      (bcrypt/check password game-password)))
-          (let [message {:user         "__system__"
-                         :notification "ting"
-                         :text         (str username " joined the game as a spectator.")}]
-            (spectate-game user client-id gameid)
-            (swap! all-games update-in [gameid :log] conj message)
-            (ws/broadcast-to! (lobby-clients gameid)
-                              :lobby/message
-                              message)
-            (ws/send! client-id [:lobby/select {:gameid gameid :started started}])
-            (when reply-fn (reply-fn 200))
-            true)
+          (do (spectate-game user client-id gameid)
+
+              (ws/broadcast-to! (lobby-clients gameid)
+                                :lobby/message
+                                {:user         "__system__"
+                                 :notification "ting"
+                                 :text         (str username " joined the game as a spectator.")})
+              (ws/send! client-id [:lobby/select {:gameid gameid :started started}])
+              (when reply-fn (reply-fn 200))
+              true)
           (when reply-fn
             (reply-fn 403)
             false))))
diff --git a/test/clj/game_test/core.clj b/test/clj/game_test/core.clj
index 26431aeab8..aed45210eb 100644
--- a/test/clj/game_test/core.clj
+++ b/test/clj/game_test/core.clj
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@
   [{:keys [corp runner mulligan start-as dont-start-turn dont-start-game] :as players}]
   (let [state (core/init-game
                 {:gameid 1
-                 :log []
                  :players [{:side "Corp"
                             :user {:username "Corp"}
                             :deck {:identity (:identity corp)