diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/felinid.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/felinid.dm
index 20926b5dce9..f4e61847cb3 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/felinid.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species_types/felinid.dm
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 /datum/species/human/felinid
 	name = "Felinid"
 	id = "felinid"
-	say_mod = "meows"
+	say_mod = "yaps"
 	limbs_id = "human"
 
 	mutant_bodyparts = list("ears", "tail_human")