diff --git a/code/modules/antagonists/malf_ai/malf_ai.dm b/code/modules/antagonists/malf_ai/malf_ai.dm
index b76452e6076..358b618df99 100644
--- a/code/modules/antagonists/malf_ai/malf_ai.dm
+++ b/code/modules/antagonists/malf_ai/malf_ai.dm
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 	var/should_give_codewords = TRUE
 	///since the module purchasing is built into the antag info, we need to keep track of its compact mode here
 	var/module_picker_compactmode = FALSE
+	///malf on_gain sound effect. Set here so Infected AI can override
+	var/malf_sound = 'sound/ambience/antag/malf.ogg'
 
 /datum/antagonist/malf_ai/New(give_objectives = TRUE)
 	. = ..()
@@ -39,7 +41,8 @@
 	malfunction_flavor = strings(MALFUNCTION_FLAVOR_FILE, employer)
 
 	add_law_zero()
-	owner.current.playsound_local(get_turf(owner.current), 'sound/ambience/antag/malf.ogg', 100, FALSE, pressure_affected = FALSE, use_reverb = FALSE)
+	if(malf_sound)
+		owner.current.playsound_local(get_turf(owner.current), malf_sound, 100, FALSE, pressure_affected = FALSE, use_reverb = FALSE)
 	owner.current.grant_language(/datum/language/codespeak, source = LANGUAGE_MALF)
 
 	var/datum/atom_hud/data/hackyhud = GLOB.huds[DATA_HUD_MALF_APC]
@@ -272,6 +275,8 @@
 /datum/antagonist/malf_ai/infected
 	name = "Infected AI"
 	employer = "Infected AI"
+	can_assign_self_objectives = FALSE
+	malf_sound = null
 	///The player, to who is this AI slaved
 	var/datum/mind/boss