diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index 67bde5550a..4dbea9f8bb 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ Template for new versions:
 ## New Features
 
 ## Fixes
+- `gui/unit-syndromes`: show the syndrome names properly in the UI
 
 ## Misc Improvements
 
diff --git a/gui/unit-syndromes.lua b/gui/unit-syndromes.lua
index 994f967c08..9454a586c8 100644
--- a/gui/unit-syndromes.lua
+++ b/gui/unit-syndromes.lua
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ local function getSyndromeName(syndrome_raw)
     end
 
     if syndrome_raw.syn_name ~= "" then
-        syndrome_raw.syn_name:gsub("^%l", string.upper)
+        return syndrome_raw.syn_name:gsub("^%l", string.upper)
     elseif is_transformation then
         return "Body transformation"
     end