diff --git a/code/modules/research/experimentor.dm b/code/modules/research/experimentor.dm
index 346264b7354..65c6f0df827 100644
--- a/code/modules/research/experimentor.dm
+++ b/code/modules/research/experimentor.dm
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@
 			warn_admins(usr, "[chosenchem] smoke")
 			investigate_log("Experimentor has released <font color='red'>[chosenchem]</font> smoke!", "experimentor")
 		if(prob(EFFECT_PROB_LOW-badThingCoeff))
-			visible_message("[src] malfunctions, spewing harmless gas.>")
+			visible_message("[src] malfunctions, spewing harmless gas.")
 			throwSmoke(src.loc)
 		if(prob(EFFECT_PROB_MEDIUM-badThingCoeff))
 			visible_message("<span class='warning'>[src] melts [exp_on], ionizing the air around it!</span>")