diff --git a/mods/telex/init.lua b/mods/telex/init.lua
index d78380b..7126275 100644
--- a/mods/telex/init.lua
+++ b/mods/telex/init.lua
@@ -218,8 +218,7 @@ function telex.deliver(msgid, msg)
 		local mbox = telex.decode(pmeta:get_string("telex_mbox"))
 		table.insert(mbox, msgid)
 		pmeta:set_string("telex_mbox", telex.encode(mbox))
-		minetest.chat_send_player(msg.to, "You have a new message from <" ..
-				msg.from .. ">, use a terminal to read your messages");
+		minetest.chat_send_player(msg.to, "You have a new message from <" .. msg.from .. ">")
 		minetest.log("action", "telex: delivered " .. msgid .. " from <" .. msg.from .. "> to <" .. msg.to .. ">")
 	else
 		-- append to spool