diff --git a/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminpm.dm b/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminpm.dm
index aced6ee01ed..a06442e93c0 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminpm.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminpm.dm
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 
 	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 [C.holder?.fakekey ? "an Administrator" : key_name(C, 0, 0)].") as message|null
+	var/msg = stripped_multiline_input(src,"Message:", "Private message to [C.holder?.fakekey ? "an Administrator" : key_name(C, 0, 0)].")
 	if (!msg)
 		message_admins("[key_name_admin(src)] has cancelled their reply to [key_name_admin(C, 0, 0)]'s admin help.")
 		return
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
 		if(!externalreplyamount)	//to prevent people from spamming irc/discord
 			return
 		if(!msg)
-			msg = input(src,"Message:", "Private message to Administrator") as message|null
+			msg = stripped_multiline_input(src,"Message:", "Private message to Administrator")
 
 		if(!msg)
 			return
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
 
 		//get message text, limit it's length.and clean/escape html
 		if(!msg)
-			msg = input(src,"Message:", "Private message to [recipient.holder?.fakekey ? "an Administrator" : key_name(recipient, 0, 0)].") as message|null
+			msg = stripped_multiline_input(src,"Message:", "Private message to [recipient.holder?.fakekey ? "an Administrator" : key_name(recipient, 0, 0)].")
 			msg = trim(msg)
 			if(!msg)
 				return
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
 /client/proc/popup_admin_pm(client/recipient, msg)
 	var/sender = src
 	var/sendername = key
-	var/reply = input(recipient, msg,"Admin PM from-[sendername]", "") as message|null		//show message and await a reply
+	var/reply = stripped_multiline_input(recipient, msg,"Admin PM from-[sendername]", "")	//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