diff --git a/code/datums/datumvars.dm b/code/datums/datumvars.dm
index 59953a4ce1a..56f22430158 100644
--- a/code/datums/datumvars.dm
+++ b/code/datums/datumvars.dm
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 		else
 			atomsnowflake += "<a href='?_src_=vars;[HrefToken()];datumedit=[refid];varnameedit=name'><b>[D]</b></a>"
 			if(A.dir)
-				atomsnowflake += "<br><font size='1'><a href='?_src_=vars;[HrefToken()];rotatedatum=[refid];rotatedir=left'><<</a> <a href='?_src_=vars;[HrefToken()];datumedit=[refid];varnameedit=dir'>[dir2text(A.dir)]</a> <a href='?_src_=vars;rotatedatum=[refid];rotatedir=right'>>></a></font>"
+				atomsnowflake += "<br><font size='1'><a href='?_src_=vars;[HrefToken()];rotatedatum=[refid];rotatedir=left'><<</a> <a href='?_src_=vars;[HrefToken()];datumedit=[refid];varnameedit=dir'>[dir2text(A.dir)]</a> <a href='?_src_=vars;[HrefToken()];rotatedatum=[refid];rotatedir=right'>>></a></font>"
 	else
 		atomsnowflake += "<b>[D]</b>"