diff --git a/messages/en.json b/messages/en.json
index 9686e32..f02a89e 100644
--- a/messages/en.json
+++ b/messages/en.json
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@
     "invalid_channel": "You need to be in {0} to use that command.",
     "swap_notice": "More than one player is logged in to your account. Use '{0}swap <nick>' to swap.",
     "account_not_playing": "You do not appear to be playing. Make sure you are identified to the same account.",
-    "target_not_playing": "That person is no{0} playing.",
+    "target_not_playing": "That person is not playing.",
+    "target_no_longer_playing": "That person is no longer playing.",
     "target_not_logged_in": "That person is not logged in to NickServ.",
     "player_swap": "\u0002{0}\u0002 has swapped places with \u0002{1}\u0002.",
     "get_pingif": "You will be pinged when there are at least {0} players joined.",
diff --git a/src/wolfgame.py b/src/wolfgame.py
index fd96898..38de752 100644
--- a/src/wolfgame.py
+++ b/src/wolfgame.py
@@ -568,11 +568,11 @@ def replace(var, wrapper, message):
         target, _ = users.complete_match(rest[0], pl)
 
         if target is None:
-            wrapper.pm(messages["target_not_playing"].format("t"))
+            wrapper.pm(messages["target_not_playing"])
             return
 
         if target not in pl:
-            wrapper.pm(messages["target_not_playing"].format(" longer" if target.nick in var.DEAD else "t")) # FIXME: Need to fix once var.DEAD holds User instances
+            wrapper.pm(messages["target_no_longer_playing" if target.nick in var.DEAD else "target_not_playing"]) # FIXME: Need to fix once var.DEAD holds User instances
             return
 
         if target.account is None: