diff --git a/arogue5/things.c b/arogue5/things.c
index 5f861bc..a8abe19 100644
--- a/arogue5/things.c
+++ b/arogue5/things.c
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ int thing_type;
 	    }
 	otherwise:
 	    debug("Picked a bad kind of object");
-	    wait_for(msg,' ');
+	    wait_for(msgw,' ');
     }
     return item;
 }