diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm
index 894b075e54e..b711bc0163d 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm
@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@
if(aim_for_mouth && ( target_on_help_and_unarmed || target_restrained || target_aiming_for_mouth))
playsound(target.loc, 'sound/weapons/slap.ogg', 50, 1, -1)
user.visible_message("[user] slaps [target] in the face!",
- " You slap [target] in the face! ",\
+ "You slap [target] in the face! ",\
"You hear a slap.")
target.endTailWag()
return FALSE