diff --git a/code/game/objects/effects/spiders.dm b/code/game/objects/effects/spiders.dm
index 9e2b12ab26..e0581b50f2 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/effects/spiders.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/effects/spiders.dm
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
 	user.setClickCooldown(user.get_attack_speed(W))
 
 	if(W.attack_verb.len)
-		visible_message("<span class='warning'>\The [src] have been [pick(W.attack_verb)] with \the [W][(user ? " by [user]." : ".")]</span>")
+		visible_message("<span class='warning'>\The [src] has been [pick(W.attack_verb)] with \the [W][(user ? " by [user]." : ".")]</span>")
 	else
-		visible_message("<span class='warning'>\The [src] have been attacked with \the [W][(user ? " by [user]." : ".")]</span>")
+		visible_message("<span class='warning'>\The [src] has been attacked with \the [W][(user ? " by [user]." : ".")]</span>")
 
 	var/damage = W.force / 4.0