diff --git a/exec/privatemsg.js b/exec/privatemsg.js
index 02b4222f1ee2bd15cff94da3f0c3005a9028464b..8640ea9a00191b6af33797a739056281eaea87ad 100644
--- a/exec/privatemsg.js
+++ b/exec/privatemsg.js
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ require("text.js", 'PrivateMsgPrompt');
 if(!(bbs.sys_status&SS_USERON))	// Don't allow use until logged-on
 	exit();
 
-bbs.replace_text(PrivateMsgPrompt, 
-    "\r\n\1b\1hPrivate: \1g~T\1n\1gelegram, " +
-	"\1h~M\1n\1gessage, \1h~C\1n\1ghat, \1h~I\1n\1gnterBBS, or \1h~Q\1n\1guit: \1c\1h");
-
 var saved_node_action = bbs.node_action;
 
 outer_loop:
@@ -27,7 +23,8 @@ while(bbs.online && !(console.aborted)) {
 		break; 
 	}
 	bbs.nodesync();
-	console.mnemonics(bbs.text(PrivateMsgPrompt));
+	console.print("\1n\r\n\xfe \1b\1h\Private \1n\xfe ");
+	console.mnemonics("~Telegram, ~Message, ~Chat, ~InterBBS, or ~Quit: ");
 	bbs.sys_status&=~SS_ABORT;
 	var ch;
 	while(bbs.online && !console.aborted) {  /* Watch for incoming messages */
diff --git a/exec/sbbsimsg.js b/exec/sbbsimsg.js
index 5505c7e554350879e8ce410afab242df9f56049b..a4028f09ada3e6c146aa8cb4241420490b511cdc 100644
--- a/exec/sbbsimsg.js
+++ b/exec/sbbsimsg.js
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ prompt:
 while(bbs.online) {
 	console.line_counter=0;	// defeat pause
 	console.clearline();
-	console.print("\1n\1h\1bInterBBS: ");
+	console.print("\1n\xfe \1h\1bInterBBS \1n\xfe ");
 	console.mnemonics("Anyone: ~Telegram, Active-Users: ~Message/~List, or ~Quit: ");
 	console.aborted = false;
 	var key;