diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm
index d3a907a40a..69f4922bb9 100755
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ var/global/list/obj/item/device/pda/PDAs = list()
 		if (!c) // if the user hasn't selected a PDA file we can't send a message
 			return
 		var/selected = plist[c]
-		create_message(usr, selected)
+		create_message(usr, selected, 0)
 
 
 /obj/item/device/pda/ai/verb/cmd_toggle_pda_receiver()
@@ -879,9 +879,9 @@ var/global/list/obj/item/device/pda/PDAs = list()
 			id.loc = get_turf(src)
 		id = null
 
-/obj/item/device/pda/proc/create_message(var/mob/living/U = usr, var/obj/item/device/pda/P)
-
-	U.visible_message("<span class='notice'>[U] taps on \his PDA's screen.</span>")
+/obj/item/device/pda/proc/create_message(var/mob/living/U = usr, var/obj/item/device/pda/P, var/tap = 1)
+	if(tap)
+		U.visible_message("<span class='notice'>[U] taps on \his PDA's screen.</span>")
 	U.last_target_click = world.time
 	var/t = input(U, "Please enter message", name, null) as text
 	t = copytext(sanitize(t), 1, MAX_MESSAGE_LEN)