diff --git a/code/game/gamemodes/blob/overmind.dm b/code/game/gamemodes/blob/overmind.dm
index f1c9f5cc3e5..f97ae377668 100644
--- a/code/game/gamemodes/blob/overmind.dm
+++ b/code/game/gamemodes/blob/overmind.dm
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 	if (!message)
 		return
 
-	var/message_a = say_quote(message)
+	var/message_a = say_quote(message, get_spans())
 	var/rendered = "<font color=\"#EE4000\"><i><span class='game say'>Blob Telepathy, <span class='name'>[name]([blob_reagent_datum.name])</span> <span class='message'>[message_a]</span></span></i></font>"
 
 	for (var/mob/M in mob_list)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/say.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/say.dm
index c1009164427..387c67ec242 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/alien/say.dm
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 	message = trim(message)
 	if(!message) return
 
-	var/message_a = say_quote(message)
+	var/message_a = say_quote(message, get_spans())
 	var/rendered = "<i><span class='alien'>Hivemind, <span class='name'>[shown_name]</span> <span class='message'>[message_a]</span></span></i>"
 	for(var/mob/S in player_list)
 		if((!S.stat && S.hivecheck()) || (S in dead_mob_list))
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/say.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/say.dm
index e022b8991a4..fa112f3186e 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/say.dm
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	if(istype(src, /mob/living/silicon))
 		var/mob/living/silicon/S = src
 		desig = trim_left(S.designation + " " + S.job)
-	var/message_a = say_quote(message)
+	var/message_a = say_quote(message, get_spans())
 	var/rendered = "<i><span class='game say'>Robotic Talk, <span class='name'>[name]</span> <span class='message'>[message_a]</span></span></i>"
 	for(var/mob/M in player_list)
 		if(M.binarycheck() || (M in dead_mob_list))
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/say.dm b/code/modules/mob/say.dm
index 95ac2edf15f..71bd77ffef5 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/say.dm
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 	if(name != real_name)
 		alt_name = " (died as [real_name])"
 
-	message = src.say_quote(message)
+	message = src.say_quote(message, get_spans())
 	var/rendered = "<span class='game deadsay'><span class='prefix'>DEAD:</span> <span class='name'>[name]</span>[alt_name] <span class='message'>[message]</span></span>"
 
 	for(var/mob/M in player_list)