diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm
index 6a25b46444..05071c5883 100755
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ var/global/list/obj/item/device/pda/PDAs = list()
 
 /obj/item/device/pda/proc/new_message(var/sending_unit, var/sender, var/sender_job, var/message)
 	var/reception_message = "\icon[src] <b>Message from [sender] ([sender_job]), </b>\"[message]\" (<a href='byond://?src=\ref[src];choice=Message;notap=[istype(loc, /mob/living/silicon)];skiprefresh=1;target=\ref[sending_unit]'>Reply</a>)"
-	new_info(news_silent, newstone, reception_message)
+	new_info(message_silent, newstone, reception_message)
 
 	log_pda("[usr] (PDA: [sending_unit]) sent \"[message]\" to [name]")
 	new_message = 1