diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenSystemLayer.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenSystemLayer.cpp
index 294127f5b8..f63de24c6b 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenSystemLayer.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenSystemLayer.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ namespace
 				else
 					return RString();
 
-			case MemoryCardState_Error: 		return THEME->GetMetric( "ScreenSystemLayer", "CreditsCard" + MEMCARDMAN->GetCardError(pn) );
+			case MemoryCardState_Error: 		return THEME->GetString( "ScreenSystemLayer", "CreditsCard" + MEMCARDMAN->GetCardError(pn) );
 			case MemoryCardState_TooLate:		return CREDITS_CARD_TOO_LATE.GetValue();
 			case MemoryCardState_Checking:		return CREDITS_CARD_CHECKING.GetValue();
 			case MemoryCardState_Removed:		return CREDITS_CARD_REMOVED.GetValue();