diff --git a/code/modules/uplink/uplink_items/badass.dm b/code/modules/uplink/uplink_items/badass.dm
index dbd28a136c8..da7212ee8fc 100644
--- a/code/modules/uplink/uplink_items/badass.dm
+++ b/code/modules/uplink/uplink_items/badass.dm
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 	notify_ghosts(
 		"[user] has purchased a BADASS Syndicate Balloon!",
-		source = src,
+		source = .,
 		header = "What are they THINKING?",
 	)