diff --git a/Subsurface/Source/Networking/GameServerSettings.cs b/Subsurface/Source/Networking/GameServerSettings.cs
index ae14dd0bb..5bc147018 100644
--- a/Subsurface/Source/Networking/GameServerSettings.cs
+++ b/Subsurface/Source/Networking/GameServerSettings.cs
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ namespace Barotrauma.Networking
 
             if (GameMain.NetLobbyScreen != null && GameMain.NetLobbyScreen.ServerMessage != null)
             {
-                doc.Root.SetAttributeValue("ServerMessage", GameMain.NetLobbyScreen.ServerMessage);
+                doc.Root.SetAttributeValue("ServerMessage", GameMain.NetLobbyScreen.ServerMessage.Text);
             }
                 
             XmlWriterSettings settings = new XmlWriterSettings();