diff --git a/code/game/cas_manager/datums/cas_fire_mission.dm b/code/game/cas_manager/datums/cas_fire_mission.dm
index 1a8852d5b5bd..34876cbb6fa5 100644
--- a/code/game/cas_manager/datums/cas_fire_mission.dm
+++ b/code/game/cas_manager/datums/cas_fire_mission.dm
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
 			ds_identifier = "DROPSHIP"
 
 		mob.show_message( \
-			SPAN_HIGHDANGER("area [ds_identifier] FLIES [SPAN_UNDERLINE(relative_dir ? uppertext(("TO YOUR " + dir2text(relative_dir))) : uppertext("right above you"))]!"), SHOW_MESSAGE_VISIBLE, \
+			SPAN_HIGHDANGER("A [ds_identifier] FLIES [SPAN_UNDERLINE(relative_dir ? uppertext(("TO YOUR " + dir2text(relative_dir))) : uppertext("right above you"))]!"), SHOW_MESSAGE_VISIBLE, \
 			SPAN_HIGHDANGER("YOU HEAR SOMETHING GO [SPAN_UNDERLINE(relative_dir ? uppertext(("TO YOUR " + dir2text(relative_dir))) : uppertext("right above you"))]!"), SHOW_MESSAGE_AUDIBLE \
 		)
 
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
 			ds_identifier = "DROPSHIP"
 
 		mob.show_message( \
-			SPAN_HIGHDANGER("area [ds_identifier] FIRES [SPAN_UNDERLINE(relative_dir ? uppertext(("TO YOUR " + dir2text(relative_dir))) : uppertext("right above you"))]!"), 1, \
+			SPAN_HIGHDANGER("A [ds_identifier] FIRES [SPAN_UNDERLINE(relative_dir ? uppertext(("TO YOUR " + dir2text(relative_dir))) : uppertext("right above you"))]!"), 1, \
 			SPAN_HIGHDANGER("YOU HEAR SOMETHING FIRE [SPAN_UNDERLINE(relative_dir ? uppertext(("TO YOUR " + dir2text(relative_dir))) : uppertext("right above you"))]!"), 2 \
 		)