diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/faithless.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/faithless.dm
index dec7c3164c0..cd65e4665dd 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/faithless.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/faithless.dm
@@ -42,8 +42,9 @@
 	return 1
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/faithless/FindTarget()
+	var/my_target = target_mob
 	. = ..()
-	if(.)
+	if(. && (prob(30) || (. != my_target)))
 		audible_emote("wails at [.]")
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/faithless/AttackingTarget()
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@
 	if(istype(L))
 		if(prob(12))
 			L.Weaken(3)
-			L.visible_message("<span class='danger'>\the [src] knocks down \the [L]!</span>")
+			L.visible_message(SPAN_DANGER("\the [src] knocks down \the [L]!"))
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/hostile/faithless/cult
 	faction = "cult"
diff --git a/html/changelogs/faithless_wail_spam.yml b/html/changelogs/faithless_wail_spam.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5f602cc161b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/changelogs/faithless_wail_spam.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+author: mikomyazaki
+
+delete-after: True
+
+changes: 
+  - tweak: "Faithless mobs will wail less often."
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