diff --git a/src/lib/subs/getele.c b/src/lib/subs/getele.c
index 8c8785ad..20c7e9e8 100644
--- a/src/lib/subs/getele.c
+++ b/src/lib/subs/getele.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ getele(char *nation, char *buf /* buf is message text */)
 	}
 	if (tilde_escape(buffer, 'p')) {
 	    pr("This is what you have written so far:\n");
-	    pr("%s", buf);
+	    uprnf(buf);
 	    continue;
 	}
 	if (buffer[0] == '.' && ((buffer[1] == 0)