diff --git a/code/datums/chat_message.dm b/code/datums/chat_message.dm
index c448851d5f..d245183549 100644
--- a/code/datums/chat_message.dm
+++ b/code/datums/chat_message.dm
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ var/list/runechat_image_cache = list()
 		return
 	ending_life = TRUE
 	animate(message, alpha = 0, time = fadetime, flags = ANIMATION_PARALLEL)
-	timer_delete = QDEL_IN_STOPPABLE(src, fadetime)
+	timer_delete = QDEL_IN_STOPPABLE(src, fadetime) //ChompEDIT - we use QDEL_IN_STOPPABLE, upstream just has QDEL_IN do the same thing
 
 /**
   * Creates a message overlay at a defined location for a given speaker