diff --git a/code/modules/ghosttrap/trap.dm b/code/modules/ghosttrap/trap.dm
index dd53c1a389..7da1031904 100644
--- a/code/modules/ghosttrap/trap.dm
+++ b/code/modules/ghosttrap/trap.dm
@@ -109,6 +109,6 @@ proc/populate_ghost_traps()
 /datum/ghosttrap/plant/welcome_candidate(var/mob/target)
 	target << "<span class='alium><B>You awaken slowly, stirring into sluggish motion as the air caresses you.</B></span>"
 	// This is a hack, replace with some kind of species blurb proc.
-	if(istype(host,/mob/living/carbon/alien/diona))
+	if(istype(target,/mob/living/carbon/alien/diona))
 		target << "<B>You are \a [target], one of a race of drifting interstellar plantlike creatures that sometimes share their seeds with human traders.</B>"
 		target << "<B>Too much darkness will send you into shock and starve you, but light will help you heal.</B>"
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