diff --git a/htaccess.sample b/htaccess.sample
index de920de982..cba4e69e61 100644
--- a/htaccess.sample
+++ b/htaccess.sample
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ RewriteRule ^notice/delete/((\d+))?$ index.php?action=deletenotice&notice=$2 [L,
 RewriteRule ^notice/delete$ index.php?action=deletenotice [L,QSA]
 
 RewriteRule ^message/new$ index.php?action=newmessage [L,QSA]
-RewriteRule ^message/(\d+)$ index.php?action=showmessage&id=$1 [L,QSA]
+RewriteRule ^message/(\d+)$ index.php?action=showmessage&message=$1 [L,QSA]
 
 RewriteRule ^user/(\d+)$ index.php?action=userbyid&id=$1 [L,QSA]