diff --git a/code/modules/events/brand_intelligence.dm b/code/modules/events/brand_intelligence.dm
index 8540bcf6300..5c6f486d9cf 100644
--- a/code/modules/events/brand_intelligence.dm
+++ b/code/modules/events/brand_intelligence.dm
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 /datum/event/brand_intelligence/announce()
 	command_announcement.Announce("An ongoing mass upload of malware for vendors has been detected onboard  [station_name()], which appears to transmit \
-	to other nearby vendors.  The original infected machine is believed to be a [originMachine.name].", "Vendor Service Alert")
+	to other nearby vendors.  The original infected machine is believed to be \a [originMachine.name].", "Vendor Service Alert")
 
 
 /datum/event/brand_intelligence/start()