diff --git a/pkg/interface/src/views/components/MentionText.tsx b/pkg/interface/src/views/components/MentionText.tsx
index f08e13d52..eb4fbb344 100644
--- a/pkg/interface/src/views/components/MentionText.tsx
+++ b/pkg/interface/src/views/components/MentionText.tsx
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export function Mention(props: {
   const { contacts, ship } = props;
   let { contact } = props;
 
-  contact = (contact?.nickname) ? contact : contacts?.[ship];
+  contact = (contact?.color) ? contact : contacts?.[ship];
 
   const showNickname = useShowNickname(contact);