diff --git a/code/game/machinery/requests_console.dm b/code/game/machinery/requests_console.dm
index 314cf83f7cf..19fea24abb2 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/requests_console.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/requests_console.dm
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(allRequestConsoles)
 
 	var/area/containing_area = get_area(src)
 	if(isnull(department))
-		department = containing_area.request_console_name || containing_area.name
+		department = containing_area.request_console_name || trimtext(replacetext(containing_area.name, "\improper", ""))
 	if(isnull(departmentType))
 		departmentType = containing_area.request_console_flags
 	announcementConsole = containing_area.request_console_announces