diff --git a/actions/newnotice.php b/actions/newnotice.php
index a7a3f8362c..aabf5ccd77 100644
--- a/actions/newnotice.php
+++ b/actions/newnotice.php
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class NewnoticeAction extends Action {
 			$replyto = $this->trimmed('replyto');
 			$profile = Profile::staticGet('nickname', $replyto);
 			if ($profile) {
-				$content = "@$profile ";
+				$content = '@' . $profile->nickname . ' ';
 			}
 		}
 		common_show_header(_t('New notice'), NULL, $content,