diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/emote.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/emote.dm
index a2bec85bebb..64550c61b41 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/emote.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/emote.dm
@@ -41,10 +41,9 @@
 	sound = 'sound/misc/knuckles.ogg'
 
 /datum/emote/living/carbon/crack/can_run_emote(mob/living/carbon/user, status_check = TRUE , intentional)
-	. = ..()
 	if(user.get_num_arms() <= 1)
 		return FALSE
-
+	return ..()
 /datum/emote/living/carbon/gnarl
 	key = "gnarl"
 	key_third_person = "gnarls"