diff --git a/src/console_func.h b/src/console_func.h
--- a/src/console_func.h
+++ b/src/console_func.h
@@ -34,16 +34,15 @@ void IConsolePrint(TextColour colour_cod
  * @param format_string The formatting string to tell what to do with the remaining arguments.
  * @param first_arg The first argument to the format.
  * @param other_args The other arguments to the format.
- * @tparam T The type of formatting parameter.
  * @tparam A The type of the first argument.
  * @tparam Args The types of the other arguments.
  */
-template <typename T, typename A, typename ... Args>
-inline void IConsolePrint(TextColour colour_code, const T &format, A first_arg, Args&&... other_args)
+template <typename A, typename ... Args>
+inline void IConsolePrint(TextColour colour_code, fmt::format_string<A, Args...> format, A first_arg, Args&&... other_args)
 {
 	/* The separate first_arg argument is added to aid overloading.
 	 * Otherwise the calls that do no need formatting will still use this function. */
-	IConsolePrint(colour_code, fmt::format(format, first_arg, other_args...));
+	IConsolePrint(colour_code, fmt::format(format, std::forward<A>(first_arg), std::forward<Args>(other_args)...));
 }
 
 /* Parser */