diff --git a/code/modules/mob/mob_helpers.dm b/code/modules/mob/mob_helpers.dm
index 22482a73de3..e9b6fd55368 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/mob_helpers.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/mob_helpers.dm
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@
 	. = ""
 	var/newletter = ""
 	var/rawchar = ""
-	var/static/regex/nostutter = regex(@@[aeiouAEIOU "'()[\]{}.!?,:;_-]@)
+	var/static/regex/nostutter = regex(@@[aeiouAEIOU "'()[\]{}.!?,:;_`~-]@)
 	for(var/i = 1, i <= leng, i += length(rawchar))
 		rawchar = newletter = phrase[i]
 		if(prob(80) && !nostutter.Find(rawchar))