diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm
index f3255166c9a1..e49f4b19acea 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/PDA/PDA.dm
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ var/global/list/obj/item/device/pda/PDAs = list()
 /obj/item/device/pda/proc/show_to_ghosts(mob/living/user, datum/data_pda_msg/msg,multiple = 0)
 	for(var/mob/M in player_list)
 		if(isobserver(M) && M.client && (M.client.prefs.chat_toggles & CHAT_GHOSTPDA))
-			M.show_message("<a href=?'src=\ref[M];follow=\ref[user]'>(F)</a><span class='name'> [msg.sender] </span><span class='game say'>PDA Message</span> --> <span class='name'>[multiple ? "Everyone" : msg.recipient]</span>: <span class='message'>[msg.message][msg.get_photo_ref()]</span></span>")
+			M.show_message("<a href='?src=\ref[M];follow=\ref[user]'>(F)</a><span class='name'> [msg.sender] </span><span class='game say'>PDA Message</span> --> <span class='name'>[multiple ? "Everyone" : msg.recipient]</span>: <span class='message'>[msg.message][msg.get_photo_ref()]</span></span>")
 
 /obj/item/device/pda/proc/can_send(obj/item/device/pda/P)
 	if(!P || qdeleted(P) || P.toff)