diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm
index 25f2b407cea..35ab855f053 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm
@@ -721,7 +721,8 @@ var/global/list/obj/item/device/pda/PDAs = list()
 		if("Message")
 
 			var/obj/item/device/pda/P = locate(href_list["target"])
-			src.create_message(U, P, !href_list["notap"])
+			var/tap = istype(U, /mob/living/carbon)
+			src.create_message(U, P, tap)
 			if(mode == 2)
 				if(href_list["target"] in conversations)            // Need to make sure the message went through, if not welp.
 					active_conversation = href_list["target"]
@@ -1040,7 +1041,7 @@ var/global/list/obj/item/device/pda/PDAs = list()
 	new_message(sending_device, sending_device.owner, sending_device.ownjob, message)
 
 /obj/item/device/pda/proc/new_message(var/sending_unit, var/sender, var/sender_job, var/message)
-	var/reception_message = "\icon[src] <b>Message from [sender] ([sender_job]), </b>\"[message]\" (<a href='byond://?src=\ref[src];choice=Message;notap=[istype(loc, /mob/living/silicon)];skiprefresh=1;target=\ref[sending_unit]'>Reply</a>)"
+	var/reception_message = "\icon[src] <b>Message from [sender] ([sender_job]), </b>\"[message]\" (<a href='byond://?src=\ref[src];choice=Message;skiprefresh=1;target=\ref[sending_unit]'>Reply</a>)"
 	new_info(message_silent, ttone, reception_message)
 
 	log_pda("[usr] (PDA: [sending_unit]) sent \"[message]\" to [name]")
@@ -1052,7 +1053,7 @@ var/global/list/obj/item/device/pda/PDAs = list()
 	if(ismob(sending_unit.loc) && isAI(loc))
 		track = "(<a href='byond://?src=\ref[loc];track=\ref[sending_unit.loc];trackname=[html_encode(sender)]'>Follow</a>)"
 
-	var/reception_message = "\icon[src] <b>Message from [sender] ([sender_job]), </b>\"[message]\" (<a href='byond://?src=\ref[src];choice=Message;notap=1;skiprefresh=1;target=\ref[sending_unit]'>Reply</a>) [track]"
+	var/reception_message = "\icon[src] <b>Message from [sender] ([sender_job]), </b>\"[message]\" (<a href='byond://?src=\ref[src];choice=Message;skiprefresh=1;target=\ref[sending_unit]'>Reply</a>) [track]"
 	new_info(message_silent, newstone, reception_message)
 
 	log_pda("[usr] (PDA: [sending_unit]) sent \"[message]\" to [name]")