diff --git a/code/_onclick/hud/alert.dm b/code/_onclick/hud/alert.dm
index e73cebf14c0..1f5f7588162 100644
--- a/code/_onclick/hud/alert.dm
+++ b/code/_onclick/hud/alert.dm
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ or shoot a gun to move around via Newton's 3rd Law of Motion."
 	var/mob/living/living_owner = owner
 	var/last_whisper
 	if(!HAS_TRAIT(living_owner, TRAIT_SUCCUMB_OVERRIDE))
-		last_whisper = tgui_input_text(usr, "Do you have any last words?", "Goodnight, Sweet Prince")
+		last_whisper = tgui_input_text(usr, "Do you have any last words?", "Goodnight, Sweet Prince", encode = FALSE) // saycode already handles sanitization
 	if(isnull(last_whisper))
 		if(!HAS_TRAIT(living_owner, TRAIT_SUCCUMB_OVERRIDE))
 			return