diff --git a/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminpm.dm b/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminpm.dm
index aaf314660d4..80aee157b6c 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminpm.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminpm.dm
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 
 	if(AH)
 		message_admins("[key_name_admin(src)] has started replying to [key_name_admin(C, 0, 0)]'s admin help.")
-	var/msg = input(src,"Message:", "Private message to [key_name(C, 0, 0)]") as text|null
+	var/msg = input(src,"Message:", "Private message to [key_name(C, 0, 0)]") as message|null
 	if (!msg)
 		message_admins("[key_name_admin(src)] has cancelled their reply to [key_name_admin(C, 0, 0)]'s admin help.")
 		return
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 		if(!ircreplyamount)	//to prevent people from spamming irc
 			return
 		if(!msg)
-			msg = input(src,"Message:", "Private message to Administrator") as text|null
+			msg = input(src,"Message:", "Private message to Administrator") as message|null
 
 		if(!msg)
 			return
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 
 		//get message text, limit it's length.and clean/escape html
 		if(!msg)
-			msg = input(src,"Message:", "Private message to [key_name(recipient, 0, 0)]") as text|null
+			msg = input(src,"Message:", "Private message to [key_name(recipient, 0, 0)]") as message|null
 			msg = trim(msg)
 			if(!msg)
 				return
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@
 					spawn()	//so we don't hold the caller proc up
 						var/sender = src
 						var/sendername = key
-						var/reply = input(recipient, msg,"Admin PM from-[sendername]", "") as text|null		//show message and await a reply
+						var/reply = input(recipient, msg,"Admin PM from-[sendername]", "") as message|null		//show message and await a reply
 						if(recipient && reply)
 							if(sender)
 								recipient.cmd_admin_pm(sender,reply)										//sender is still about, let's reply to them