diff --git a/code/modules/surgery/organs/vocal_cords.dm b/code/modules/surgery/organs/vocal_cords.dm
index e817557cc2..edf083cd3f 100644
--- a/code/modules/surgery/organs/vocal_cords.dm
+++ b/code/modules/surgery/organs/vocal_cords.dm
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 			if(C.getorganslot("adamantine_resonator"))
 				to_chat(C, msg)
 		if(isobserver(m))
-			var/link = FOLLOW_LINK(m, src)
+			var/link = FOLLOW_LINK(m, owner)
 			to_chat(m, "[link] [msg]")
 
 //Colossus drop, forces the listeners to obey certain commands
diff --git a/code/modules/surgery/organs/vocal_cords.dm.rej b/code/modules/surgery/organs/vocal_cords.dm.rej
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b991c4f5c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/modules/surgery/organs/vocal_cords.dm.rej
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+diff a/code/modules/surgery/organs/vocal_cords.dm b/code/modules/surgery/organs/vocal_cords.dm	(rejected hunks)
+@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
+ 			if(C.getorganslot("adamantine_resonator"))
+ 				to_chat(C, msg)
+ 		if(isobserver(m))
+-			var/link = FOLLOW_LINK(m, src)
++			var/link = FOLLOW_LINK(m, owner)
+ 			to_chat(m, "[link] [msg]")
+ 
+ //Colossus drop, forces the listeners to obey certain commands