diff --git a/code/game/area/depot-areas.dm b/code/game/area/depot-areas.dm
index 951e5ac4695..5c2b5bc915f 100644
--- a/code/game/area/depot-areas.dm
+++ b/code/game/area/depot-areas.dm
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@
 /area/syndicate_depot/core/proc/ghostlog(gmsg)
 	if(istype(reactor))
 		var/image/alert_overlay = image('icons/obj/flag.dmi', "syndiflag")
-		notify_ghosts(gmsg, title = "Depot News", source = reactor, alert_overlay = alert_overlay, action = NOTIFY_JUMP)
+		notify_ghosts(gmsg, title = "Depot News", source = reactor.loc, alert_overlay = alert_overlay, action = NOTIFY_JUMP)
 
 /area/syndicate_depot/core/proc/declare_started()
 	if(!run_started)