diff --git a/evennia/server/portal/discord.py b/evennia/server/portal/discord.py
index 8126d8cd66..df4d721a5c 100644
--- a/evennia/server/portal/discord.py
+++ b/evennia/server/portal/discord.py
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ class DiscordClient(WebSocketClientProtocol, _BASE_SESSION_CLASS):
 
         """
 
-        data = {"nick": text}
+        data = {"content": text}
         data.update(kwargs)
         self._post_json(f"channels/{channel_id}/messages", data)