diff --git a/code/_globalvars/misc.dm b/code/_globalvars/misc.dm
index 307e794a08..af31e2b5a5 100644
--- a/code/_globalvars/misc.dm
+++ b/code/_globalvars/misc.dm
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ GLOBAL_VAR_INIT(year, time2text(world.realtime,"YYYY"))
 GLOBAL_VAR_INIT(year_integer, text2num(year)) // = 2013???
 
 
-GLOBAL_VAR_INIT(announcertype, "Standard")
+GLOBAL_VAR_INIT(announcertype, "standard")
 
 	// For FTP requests. (i.e. downloading runtime logs.)
 	// However it'd be ok to use for accessing attack logs and such too, which are even laggier.
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ GLOBAL_VAR(bible_name)
 GLOBAL_VAR(bible_icon_state)
 GLOBAL_VAR(bible_item_state)
 GLOBAL_VAR(holy_weapon_type)
-GLOBAL_VAR(holy_armor_type)
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+GLOBAL_VAR(holy_armor_type)