diff --git a/code/datums/elements/flavor_text.dm b/code/datums/elements/flavor_text.dm
index 61c549d222..bb89836cf1 100644
--- a/code/datums/elements/flavor_text.dm
+++ b/code/datums/elements/flavor_text.dm
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(mobs_with_editable_flavor_text) //et tu, hacky code
if(.)
return
if(href_list["show_flavor"])
- var/atom/target = href_list["show_flavor"]
+ var/atom/target = locate(href_list["show_flavor"])
var/text = texts_by_mob[target]
if(text)
usr << browse("[target.name][replacetext(texts_by_mob[target], "\n", "
")]", "window=[target.name];size=500x200")