diff --git a/code/modules/mob/mob_helpers.dm b/code/modules/mob/mob_helpers.dm
index 6c70dc866a0..e9a82f91ce7 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/mob_helpers.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/mob_helpers.dm
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ It's fairly easy to fix if dealing with single letters but not so much with comp
 		ClickOn(T)
 
 /mob/proc/log_message(message, message_type)
-	if(!LAZYLEN(message) || !message_type || !client)
+	if(!client || !LAZYLEN(message) || !message_type)
 		return
 
 	if(!islist(logging[message_type]))