diff --git a/code/modules/mob/say_vr.dm b/code/modules/mob/say_vr.dm
index 05642705a12..4f48a4adf4c 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/say_vr.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/say_vr.dm
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ////////////////////SUBTLE COMMAND////////////////////
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-/mob/verb/me_verb_subtle(message as text) //This would normally go in say.dm
+/mob/verb/me_verb_subtle(message as message) //This would normally go in say.dm
 	set name = "Subtle"
 	set category = "IC"
 	set desc = "Emote to nearby people (and your pred/prey)"