diff --git a/code/modules/heavy_vehicle/mech_interaction.dm b/code/modules/heavy_vehicle/mech_interaction.dm
index 7a81c3824b1..8ddd6fc7045 100644
--- a/code/modules/heavy_vehicle/mech_interaction.dm
+++ b/code/modules/heavy_vehicle/mech_interaction.dm
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@
 // heavily commented so it doesn't look like one fat chunk of code, which it still does - Geeves
 /mob/living/heavy_vehicle/proc/handle_hear_say(var/mob/speaker, var/text)
 	var/found_text = findtext(text, name)
-	if(!found_text)
+	if(!found_text && nickname)
 		found_text = findtext(text, nickname)
 	if(found_text)
 		text = copytext(text, found_text) // I'm trimming the text each time so only information stated after eachother is valid
diff --git a/html/changelogs/geeves-come_here_pogmobile.yml b/html/changelogs/geeves-come_here_pogmobile.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5070a7c7935
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/changelogs/geeves-come_here_pogmobile.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+author: Geeves
+
+delete-after: True
+
+changes:
+  - bugfix: "Fixes exosuits responding to their commands without invoking their names first."
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