diff --git a/Packages/MIES/MIES_Menu.ipf b/Packages/MIES/MIES_Menu.ipf
index 523546c6a0..6b1c7bec21 100644
--- a/Packages/MIES/MIES_Menu.ipf
+++ b/Packages/MIES/MIES_Menu.ipf
@@ -209,7 +209,16 @@ Function MEN_CreateIssueOnGithub()
 
 	sprintf url, "https://github.com/AllenInstitute/MIES/issues/new?title=%s&body=%s", URLEncode(title), URLEncode(body)
 
+#if defined(WINDOWS)
 	BrowseURL(url)
+#elif defined(MACINTOSH)
+	printf "##############################\r"
+	print body
+	printf "##############################\r"
+	printf "Please paste the text between the hashtags into a new issue at: https://github.com/AllenInstitute/MIES/issues/new\r"
+#else
+	ASSSERT(0, "Unsupported OS")
+#endif
 End
 
 Function MEN_ClearPackageSettings()