diff --git a/code/modules/admin/admin_memo.dm b/code/modules/admin/admin_memo.dm
index 791f22a56d3..7c40c3aa53a 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/admin_memo.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/admin_memo.dm
@@ -1,9 +1,20 @@
-/client/proc/admin_memo(task in list("Show","Write","Edit","Remove"))
+/client/proc/admin_memo()
 	set name = "Memo"
 	set category = "Server"
 	if(!check_rights(0))	return
 	if(!dbcon.IsConnected())
-		usr << "<span class='danger'>Failed to establish database connection.</span>"
+		src << "<span class='danger'>Failed to establish database connection.</span>"
+		return
+	var/memotask = input(usr,"Choose task.","Memo") in list("Show","Write","Edit","Remove")
+	if(!memotask)
+		return
+	admin_memo_output(memotask)
+
+/client/proc/admin_memo_output(task)
+	if(!task)
+		return
+	if(!dbcon.IsConnected())
+		src << "<span class='danger'>Failed to establish database connection.</span>"
 		return
 	var/sql_ckey = sanitizeSQL(src.ckey)
 	switch(task)
diff --git a/code/modules/client/client procs.dm b/code/modules/client/client procs.dm
index 4e07e0d8a3c..15de84c0369 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/client procs.dm	
+++ b/code/modules/client/client procs.dm	
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ var/next_external_rsc = 0
 
 	if(holder)
 		add_admin_verbs()
-		admin_memo("Show")
+		admin_memo_output("Show")
 		if((global.comms_key == "default_pwd" || length(global.comms_key) <= 6) && global.comms_allowed) //It's the default value or less than 6 characters long, but it somehow didn't disable comms.
 			src << "<span class='danger'>The server's API key is either too short or is the default value! Consider changing it immediately!</span>"