diff --git a/modular_citadel/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm b/modular_citadel/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
index b9c600603c..43931db689 100644
--- a/modular_citadel/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
+++ b/modular_citadel/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/carbon.dm
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 		if(a_intent != INTENT_HELP)
 			visible_message("<span class='warning'>[src] [resting ? "tenses up" : (prob(95)? "drops into a combative stance" : (prob(95)? "poses aggressively" : "asserts dominance with their pose"))].</span>")
 		else
-			visible_message("<span class='notice'>[src] [pick("looks","seems","goes")] [pick("alert","attentive","vigilant","careful")]!</span>")
+			visible_message("<span class='notice'>[src] [pick("looks","seems","goes")] [pick("alert","attentive","vigilant")].</span>")
 	combatmessagecooldown = 10 SECONDS + world.time //This is set 100% of the time to make sure squeezing regen out of process cycles doesn't result in the combat mode message getting spammed
 	SEND_SIGNAL(src, COMSIG_COMBAT_TOGGLED, src, combatmode)
 	return TRUE