diff --git a/zone/entity.cpp b/zone/entity.cpp
index 2cd9d740f..2f21f29d9 100644
--- a/zone/entity.cpp
+++ b/zone/entity.cpp
@@ -1921,7 +1921,7 @@ void EntityList::MessageClose_StringID(Mob *sender, bool skipsender, float dist,
 
 	for (auto it = client_list.begin(); it != client_list.end(); ++it) {
 		c = it->second;
-		if(c && c->DistNoRoot(*sender) <= dist2 && (!skipsender || c != sender))
+		if(c && ComparativeDistance(c->GetPosition(), sender->GetPosition()) <= dist2 && (!skipsender || c != sender))
 			c->Message_StringID(type, string_id, message1, message2, message3, message4, message5, message6, message7, message8, message9);
 	}
 }