diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/say.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/say.dm
index 9173a4af885..8103d3f9509 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/say.dm
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 			src << "\red You cannot speak in IC (Muted)."
 			return
 	
+	message =  trim(copytext(sanitize(message), 1, MAX_MESSAGE_LEN)) 
+
 	if(stat == 2)
 		return say_dead(message)
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/say.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/say.dm
index 1205965b102..8a3da816dc6 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/say.dm
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@
 		if (src.client.handle_spam_prevention(message,MUTE_IC))
 			return
 
+	message = trim(copytext(sanitize(message), 1, MAX_MESSAGE_LEN)) 
+
 	if (stat == 2)
-		message = trim(copytext(sanitize(message), 1, MAX_MESSAGE_LEN))
 		return say_dead(message)
 
 	if(copytext(message,1,2) == "*")