diff --git a/code/game/verbs/ooc.dm b/code/game/verbs/ooc.dm
index c397560ef5d..4e55c9ff25f 100644
--- a/code/game/verbs/ooc.dm
+++ b/code/game/verbs/ooc.dm
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
 		messageturfs += turf
 
 	for(var/mob/M in player_list)
-		if (!M.client)
+		if (!M.client || istype(M, /mob/new_player))
 			continue
 		if(get_turf(M) in messageturfs)
 			messagemobs += M
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/emote.dm b/code/modules/mob/emote.dm
index aae74f63b44..00b19904347 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/emote.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/emote.dm
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 		messageturfs += turf
 
 	for(var/mob/M in player_list)
-		if (!M.client)
+		if (!M.client || istype(M, /mob/new_player))
 			continue
 		if(get_turf(M) in messageturfs)
 			if (istype(M, /mob/dead/observer))
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/mob.dm b/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
index b276364f1f3..e44c1efa7a5 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
 		messageturfs += turf
 
 	for(var/mob/M in player_list)
-		if (!M.client)
+		if (!M.client || istype(M, /mob/new_player))
 			continue
 		if(get_turf(M) in messageturfs)
 			messagemobs += M
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
 		messageturfs += turf
 
 	for(var/mob/M in player_list)
-		if (!M.client)
+		if (!M.client || istype(M, /mob/new_player))
 			continue
 		if(get_turf(M) in messageturfs)
 			messagemobs += M