diff --git a/website/src/controllers/api-v2/members.js b/website/src/controllers/api-v2/members.js
index d760b0ec00..34d50f1306 100644
--- a/website/src/controllers/api-v2/members.js
+++ b/website/src/controllers/api-v2/members.js
@@ -38,7 +38,15 @@ api.sendMessage = function(user, member, data){
     msg = data.message
   } else {
     msg = "`Hello " + member.profile.name + ", " + user.profile.name + " has sent you ";
-    msg += (data.type=='gems') ? data.gems.amount + " gem" + ((data.gems.amount>1)?"s":"") + "!`" : shared.content.subscriptionBlocks[data.subscription.key].months + " month" + ((shared.content.subscriptionBlocks[data.subscription.key].months>1)?"s":"") + " of subscription!`";
+    if (data.type == 'gems') {
+      var gemAmount = data.gems.amount;
+      var gemLabel = gemAmount > 1 ? "gems" : "gem";
+      msg += gemAmount + " " + gemLabel + "!`";
+    } else {
+      var monthAmount = shared.content.subscriptionBlocks[data.subscription.key].months;
+      var monthLabel = monthAmount > 1 ? "months" : "month";
+      msg += monthAmount + " " + monthLabel + " of subscription!`";
+    }
     msg += data.message;
   }
   shared.refPush(member.inbox.messages, groups.chatDefaults(msg, user));