diff --git a/code/datums/elements/flavor_text.dm b/code/datums/elements/flavor_text.dm
index 92251861ed..3562345d26 100644
--- a/code/datums/elements/flavor_text.dm
+++ b/code/datums/elements/flavor_text.dm
@@ -82,9 +82,10 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(mobs_with_editable_flavor_text) //et tu, hacky code
return
if(href_list["show_flavor"])
var/atom/target = locate(href_list["show_flavor"])
+ var/mob/living/L = target
var/text = texts_by_atom[target]
if(text)
- usr << browse("[target.name][replacetext(texts_by_atom[target], "\n", "
")]", "window=[target.name];size=500x200")
+ usr << browse("[isliving(target) ? L.get_visible_name() : target.name][replacetext(texts_by_atom[target], "\n", "
")]", "window=[isliving(target) ? L.get_visible_name() : target.name];size=500x200")
onclose(usr, "[target.name]")
return TRUE