diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/simple_animal.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/simple_animal.dm
index cde93f797d1..450580fbb45 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/simple_animal.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/simple_animal.dm
@@ -1723,4 +1723,4 @@
 	destroy_surroundings = 1
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/get_nametag_desc(mob/user)
-	return "<i>tt_desc</i>"
+	return "<i>[tt_desc]</i>"