diff --git a/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminhelp.dm b/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminhelp.dm
index 632890e654..ce9f5a62f4 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminhelp.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminhelp.dm
@@ -196,9 +196,6 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(ahelp_tickets, /datum/admin_help_tickets, new)
 	else
 		MessageNoRecipient(parsed_message)
 
-		//show it to the person adminhelping too
-		to_chat(C, "<span class='adminnotice'>PM to-<b>Admins</b>: [name]</span>")
-
 		//send it to irc if nobody is on and tell us how many were on
 		var/admin_number_present = send2irc_adminless_only(initiator_ckey, "Ticket #[id]: [name]")
 		log_admin_private("Ticket #[id]: [key_name(initiator)]: [name] - heard by [admin_number_present] non-AFK admins who have +BAN.")
@@ -265,6 +262,9 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM_INIT(ahelp_tickets, /datum/admin_help_tickets, new)
 		window_flash(X, ignorepref = TRUE)
 		to_chat(X, chat_msg)
 
+	//show it to the person adminhelping too
+	to_chat(initiator, "<span class='adminnotice'>PM to-<b>Admins</b>: [name]</span>")
+
 //Reopen a closed ticket
 /datum/admin_help/proc/Reopen()
 	if(state == AHELP_ACTIVE)