diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/defib.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/defib.dm
index 4007ecdc033..72de464a096 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/defib.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/defib.dm
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@
 
 /obj/item/twohanded/shockpaddles/syndicate
 	name = "combat defibrillator paddles"
-	desc = "A pair of high-tech paddles with flat plasteel surfaces to revive deceased operatives(unless they exploded). They possess both the ability to penetrate armor and to deliver powerful or disabling shocks offensively."
+	desc = "A pair of high-tech paddles with flat plasteel surfaces to revive deceased operatives (unless they exploded). They possess both the ability to penetrate armor and to deliver powerful or disabling shocks offensively."
 	icon_state = "syndiepaddles0"
 	item_state = "syndiepaddles0"
 	base_icon_state = "syndiepaddles"