diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/say.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/say.dm
index 2150281b..4527b486 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/say.dm
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 	//parse the language code and consume it
 	var/datum/language/speaking = parse_language(message)
 	if(speaking)
-		if(speaking.flags & INNATE)
+		if(speaking.flags & INNATE && !findtext(message,"! ", 1, 3))
 			message = copytext(message,2)
 		else
 			message = copytext(message,3)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/say.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/say.dm
index 91c1d98a..6bba44ab 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/say.dm
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 	var/datum/language/speaking = parse_language(message)
 	if (speaking)
 		verb = speaking.speech_verb
-		if(speaking.flags & INNATE)
+		if(speaking.flags & INNATE && !findtext(message, "! ", 1, 3))
 			message = copytext(message,2)
 		else
 			message = copytext(message,3)