diff --git a/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminpm.dm b/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminpm.dm
index 4d72f0a8e2..84e5ba4f82 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminpm.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminpm.dm
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 
 	if(AH)
 		message_admins("[key_name_admin(src)] has started replying to [key_name(C, 0, 0)]'s admin help.")
-	var/msg = input(src,"Message:", "Private message to [key_name(C, 0, 0)]") as text|null
+	var/msg = input(src,"Message:", "Private message to [key_name(C, 0, 0)]") as message|null
 	if (!msg)
 		message_admins("[key_name_admin(src)] has cancelled their reply to [key_name(C, 0, 0)]'s admin help.")
 		return
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@
 
 		//get message text, limit it's length.and clean/escape html
 		if(!msg)
-			msg = input(src,"Message:", "Private message to [key_name(recipient, 0, 0)]") as text|null
+			msg = input(src,"Message:", "Private message to [key_name(recipient, 0, 0)]") as message|null
 			msg = trim(msg)
 			if(!msg)
 				return