diff --git a/code/datums/components/uplink.dm b/code/datums/components/uplink.dm
index a2e6f17f81c..51fe967d95a 100644
--- a/code/datums/components/uplink.dm
+++ b/code/datums/components/uplink.dm
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@
 	if(ismob(master.loc))
 		interact(null, master.loc)
 
-/datum/component/uplink/proc/new_message(datum/source, user, message, channel)
+/datum/component/uplink/proc/new_message(datum/source, mob/living/user, message, channel)
 	SIGNAL_HANDLER
 
 	if(channel != RADIO_CHANNEL_UPLINK)
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@
 
 	if(!findtext(lowertext(message), lowertext(unlock_code)))
 		if(failsafe_code && findtext(lowertext(message), lowertext(failsafe_code)))
-			failsafe()  // no point returning cannot radio, youre probably ded
+			failsafe(user)  // no point returning cannot radio, youre probably ded
 		return
 	locked = FALSE
 	interact(null, user)