diff --git a/game/scripts/interface/popup.rpy b/game/scripts/interface/popup.rpy
index 08dd5ce1..38eddb1a 100644
--- a/game/scripts/interface/popup.rpy
+++ b/game/scripts/interface/popup.rpy
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@ label give_reward(text="You found something!", gift="interface/icons/box_blue_2.
     show screen notes
     with d3
 
-    # It has to be a renpy.say function in order to evaluate text tags i.e "You found [item.name]".
-    $ renpy.say(None, text)
+    "[text!it]"
 
     hide screen gift
     hide screen notes