diff --git a/src/npc/surgery/surgeryDegradation.js b/src/npc/surgery/surgeryDegradation.js
index 924fcd7c4c566ccb1ef70c6d2c4997613dca8892..8b18d5b868cf537ae376ae5e380b1c093f27103c 100644
--- a/src/npc/surgery/surgeryDegradation.js
+++ b/src/npc/surgery/surgeryDegradation.js
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ App.UI.SlaveInteract.surgeryDegradation = function(slave) {
 	switch (slave.assignment) {
 		case "be your agent":
 		case "live with your agent":
-			r.push(`<span class="red">You must retrieve ${slave.slaveName} from ${his} assignment before performing surgery on ${him}.</span>`);
-			Engine.play(V.nextLink);
+			return App.UI.DOM.makeElement("span", `You must retrieve ${slave.slaveName} from ${his} assignment before performing surgery on ${him}.`, "red");
 	}
 
 	if (slave.dick === 0) {