diff --git a/code/game/area/areas.dm b/code/game/area/areas.dm
index a70e4f9c1a7..ecbe113e91d 100644
--- a/code/game/area/areas.dm
+++ b/code/game/area/areas.dm
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ GLOBAL_DATUM(spoiler_obfuscation_image, /image)
 			blurb_verb.do_area_blurb(src, TRUE)
 
 /// A ghost version of the view area blurb verb so you can view it while observing.
-/mob/abstract/observer/verb/ghost_show_area_blurb()
+/mob/observer/verb/ghost_show_area_blurb()
 	set name = "Show area blurb"
 	set category = "IC"