diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp
index 37ee6979..c2c48587 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Game.cpp
@@ -1632,56 +1632,56 @@ void Game::updatestate(void)
 
         case 50:
             music.playef(Sound_VIOLET);
-            graphics.createtextbox(loc::gettext("Help! Can anyone hear this message?"), 5, 8, TEXT_COLOUR("purple"));
-            graphics.textboxcommsrelay();
+            graphics.createtextbox("", 5, 8, TEXT_COLOUR("purple"));
+            graphics.textboxcommsrelay("Help! Can anyone hear this message?");
             graphics.textboxtimer(60);
             incstate();
             setstatedelay(100);
             break;
         case 51:
             music.playef(Sound_VIOLET);
-            graphics.createtextbox(loc::gettext("Verdigris? Are you out there? Are you ok?"), 5, 8, TEXT_COLOUR("purple"));
-            graphics.textboxcommsrelay();
+            graphics.createtextbox("", 5, 8, TEXT_COLOUR("purple"));
+            graphics.textboxcommsrelay("Verdigris? Are you out there? Are you ok?");
             graphics.textboxtimer(60);
             incstate();
             setstatedelay(100);
             break;
         case 52:
             music.playef(Sound_VIOLET);
-            graphics.createtextbox(loc::gettext("Please help us! We've crashed and need assistance!"), 5, 8, TEXT_COLOUR("purple"));
-            graphics.textboxcommsrelay();
+            graphics.createtextbox("", 5, 8, TEXT_COLOUR("purple"));
+            graphics.textboxcommsrelay("Please help us! We've crashed and need assistance!");
             graphics.textboxtimer(60);
             incstate();
             setstatedelay(100);
             break;
         case 53:
             music.playef(Sound_VIOLET);
-            graphics.createtextbox(loc::gettext("Hello? Anyone out there?"), 5, 8, TEXT_COLOUR("purple"));
-            graphics.textboxcommsrelay();
+            graphics.createtextbox("", 5, 8, TEXT_COLOUR("purple"));
+            graphics.textboxcommsrelay("Hello? Anyone out there?");
             graphics.textboxtimer(60);
             incstate();
             setstatedelay(100);
             break;
         case 54:
             music.playef(Sound_VIOLET);
-            graphics.createtextbox(loc::gettext("This is Doctor Violet from the D.S.S. Souleye! Please respond!"), 5, 8, TEXT_COLOUR("purple"));
-            graphics.textboxcommsrelay();
+            graphics.createtextbox("", 5, 8, TEXT_COLOUR("purple"));
+            graphics.textboxcommsrelay("This is Doctor Violet from the D.S.S. Souleye! Please respond!");
             graphics.textboxtimer(60);
             incstate();
             setstatedelay(100);
             break;
         case 55:
             music.playef(Sound_VIOLET);
-            graphics.createtextbox(loc::gettext("Please... Anyone..."), 5, 8, TEXT_COLOUR("purple"));
-            graphics.textboxcommsrelay();
+            graphics.createtextbox("", 5, 8, TEXT_COLOUR("purple"));
+            graphics.textboxcommsrelay("Please... Anyone...");
             graphics.textboxtimer(60);
             incstate();
             setstatedelay(100);
             break;
         case 56:
             music.playef(Sound_VIOLET);
-            graphics.createtextbox(loc::gettext("Please be alright, everyone..."), 5, 8, TEXT_COLOUR("purple"));
-            graphics.textboxcommsrelay();
+            graphics.createtextbox("", 5, 8, TEXT_COLOUR("purple"));
+            graphics.textboxcommsrelay("Please be alright, everyone...");
             graphics.textboxtimer(60);
             setstate(50);
             setstatedelay(100);
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Graphics.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Graphics.cpp
index 8453115e..6bf079c6 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Graphics.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Graphics.cpp
@@ -3367,7 +3367,21 @@ void Graphics::textboxtranslate(const TextboxTranslate translate, const TextboxF
     textboxes[m].updatetext();
 }
 
-void Graphics::textboxcommsrelay(void)
+static void commsrelay_textbox(textboxclass* THIS)
+{
+    THIS->lines.clear();
+
+    if (THIS->original.lines.empty())
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+    THIS->lines.push_back(loc::gettext(THIS->original.lines[0].c_str()));
+    THIS->wrap(11);
+    THIS->resize();
+    THIS->xp = 224 - THIS->w;
+}
+
+void Graphics::textboxcommsrelay(const char* text)
 {
     // Special treatment for the gamestate textboxes in Comms Relay
     if (!INBOUNDS_VEC(m, textboxes))
@@ -3376,8 +3390,8 @@ void Graphics::textboxcommsrelay(void)
         return;
     }
     textboxprintflags(PR_FONT_INTERFACE);
-    textboxwrap(11);
-    textboxes[m].xp = 224 - textboxes[m].w;
+    textboxes[m].original.lines.push_back(text);
+    textboxtranslate(TEXTTRANSLATE_FUNCTION, commsrelay_textbox);
 }
 
 int Graphics::crewcolour(const int t)
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Graphics.h b/desktop_version/src/Graphics.h
index b7187396..f000de40 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Graphics.h
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Graphics.h
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public:
 
     void textboxtranslate(TextboxTranslate translate, TextboxFunction function);
 
-    void textboxcommsrelay(void);
+    void textboxcommsrelay(const char* text);
 
     void textboxapplyposition(void);