diff --git a/code/defines/procs/announce.dm b/code/defines/procs/announce.dm
index 50c28cd22e2..ab447e0fc6b 100644
--- a/code/defines/procs/announce.dm
+++ b/code/defines/procs/announce.dm
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
 
 /datum/announcement/priority/command/Format_Message(message, message_title, message_announcer, from)
 	var/formatted_message
-	formatted_message += "<h1 class='alert'>[message_title]</h1>"
+	formatted_message += "<h1 class='alert'>[title]</h1>"
 	if(message_title)
 		formatted_message += "<br><h2 class='alert'>[message_title]</h2>"
 	formatted_message += "<br><span class='alert'>[message]</span><br>"