diff --git a/actions/showmessage.php b/actions/showmessage.php
index 08c71b5a99..ce4a1f3727 100644
--- a/actions/showmessage.php
+++ b/actions/showmessage.php
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class ShowmessageAction extends MailboxAction {
 	
 	function get_message() {
 		$id = $this->trimmed('message');
-		$message = Message::staticGet('message', $id);
+		$message = Message::staticGet('id', $id);
 		return $message;
 	}