diff --git a/server/routes/games.js b/server/routes/games.js
index 7fb3039..e6c6bf2 100755
--- a/server/routes/games.js
+++ b/server/routes/games.js
@@ -1170,13 +1170,14 @@ const setPlayerColor = (game, session, color) => {
     /* Deselect currently active player for this session */
     clearPlayer(session.player);
     session.player = undefined;
+    const old_color = session.color;
     session.color = '';
     active--;
    
     /* If the player is not selecting a color, then return */
     if (!color) {
       addChatMessage(game, null, 
-        `${session.name} is no longer ${colorToWord(session.color)}.`);
+        `${session.name} is no longer ${colorToWord(old_color)}.`);
       game.unselected.push(session);
       game.active = active;
       if (active === 1) {