diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/recruit.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/recruit.dm
index fd775ec0168..37fe7b99fcc 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/recruit.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/recruit.dm
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ var/datum/paiController/paiController			// Global handler for pAI candidates
 						</tr>
 					</table>
 					<table class="download">
-						<td class="download"><a href='byond://?src=[UID()];download=1;candidate=\ref[c];device=\ref[p];downloader=\ref[user]' class="button"><b>Download [c.name]</b></a>
+						<td class="download"><a href='byond://?src=[UID()];download=1;candidate=\ref[c];device=\ref[p];downloader=[user]' class="button"><b>Download [c.name]</b></a>
 						</td>
 					</table>
 					<br>