diff --git a/src/plugins/NarrativeWeb.py b/src/plugins/NarrativeWeb.py
index 18ab91f5c..6adf2cbfa 100644
--- a/src/plugins/NarrativeWeb.py
+++ b/src/plugins/NarrativeWeb.py
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ class SurnamePage(BasePage):
 
         msg = _("This page contains an index of all the individuals in the "
                 "database with the surname of %s. Selecting the person’s name "
-                "will take you to that person’s individual page.") % title
+                "will take you to that person’s individual page.") % surname
 
         of.write('\t<h2>Surnames:</h2>\n')
         of.write('\t<h3>%s</h3>\n' % html_escape(surname))