diff --git a/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminpm.dm b/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminpm.dm
index 3fa82a26d84..83531c9b0b9 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminpm.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminpm.dm
@@ -279,6 +279,9 @@
 /datum/pm_tracker/proc/add_message(client/title, client/sender, message, mob/user)
 	if(!pms[title.key])
 		pms[title.key] = new /datum/pm_convo(title)
+	else if(!pms[title.key].client)
+		// If they DCed earlier, we need to add the client reference back
+		pms[title.key].client = title
 	pms[title.key].add(sender, message)
 
 	if(!open)
@@ -341,11 +344,18 @@
 	open = TRUE
 
 /datum/pm_tracker/proc/fancy_title(title)
-	var/client/C = pms[title].client
+	var/client/C = pms[title].client || update_client(title)
 	if(!C)
 		return "[title] (Disconnected)"
 	return "[key_name(C, FALSE)] ([ADMIN_QUE(C.mob,"?")]) ([ADMIN_PP(C.mob,"PP")]) ([ADMIN_VV(C.mob,"VV")]) ([ADMIN_SM(C.mob,"SM")]) ([admin_jump_link(C.mob)]) (<A HREF='?_src_=holder;check_antagonist=1'>CA</A>)"
 
+/datum/pm_tracker/proc/update_client(title)
+	var/client/C = GLOB.directory[ckey(title)]
+	if(C)
+		pms[title].client = C
+		return C
+	return null
+
 /datum/pm_tracker/Topic(href, href_list)
 	if(href_list["archive"])
 		pms[href_list["archive"]].archived = !pms[href_list["archive"]].archived