diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers.dm b/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers.dm
index e0e444dcef..618b74fffb 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers.dm
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
if((reagents.pH < 1.5) || (reagents.pH > 12.5))
START_PROCESSING(SSobj, src)
else if((reagents.pH < -3) || (reagents.pH > 17))
- visible_message("[icon2html(src, viewers(src)] \The [src] is damaged by the super pH and begins to deform!")
+ visible_message("[icon2html(src, viewers(src))] \The [src] is damaged by the super pH and begins to deform!")
reagents.pH = CLAMP(reagents.pH, -3, 17)
container_HP -= 1