diff --git a/code/datums/emotes.dm b/code/datums/emotes.dm
index e10f4478cbf..df5a05c5f30 100644
--- a/code/datums/emotes.dm
+++ b/code/datums/emotes.dm
@@ -265,14 +265,13 @@
 	//SKYRAT EDIT CHANGE BEGIN - EMOTES - GLOBAL COOLDOWN
 	//if(user.emotes_used && user.emotes_used[src] + cooldown > world.time) - SKYRAT EDIT - ORIGINAL
 	if(user.nextsoundemote > world.time)
-		var/datum/emote/default_emote = /datum/emote
+		var/datum/emote/default_emote = new /datum/emote
 		if(cooldown > initial(default_emote.cooldown)) // only worry about longer-than-normal emotes
 			to_chat(user, span_danger("You must wait another [DisplayTimeText(user.nextsoundemote - world.time)] before using that emote."))
 		return FALSE
 	//if(!user.emotes_used)
 	//	user.emotes_used = list()
 	//user.emotes_used[src] = world.time - SKYRAT EDIT - ORIGINAL
-	user.nextsoundemote = world.time + cooldown
 	//SKYRAT EDIT CHANGE END
 	return TRUE
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/emote.dm b/code/modules/mob/emote.dm
index c1822ff0e51..e22109def8d 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/emote.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/emote.dm
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 		if(P.run_emote(src, param, m_type, intentional))
 			SEND_SIGNAL(src, COMSIG_MOB_EMOTE, P, act, m_type, message, intentional)
 			SEND_SIGNAL(src, COMSIG_MOB_EMOTED(P.key))
+			src.nextsoundemote = world.time + P.cooldown // SKYRAT EDIT - EMOTE COOLDOWNS
 			return TRUE
 	if(intentional && !silenced && !force_silence)
 		to_chat(src, span_notice("Unusable emote '[act]'. Say *help for a list."))
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/emote.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/emote.dm
index d7407c0eb4f..ff49ceda328 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/emote.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/emote.dm
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
 	message_mime = "mumbles silently!"
 	emote_type = EMOTE_AUDIBLE | EMOTE_VISIBLE
 
-
+/* - SKYRAT EDIT REMOVAL: EMOTES
 /datum/emote/living/carbon/human/scream
 	key = "scream"
 	key_third_person = "screams"
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
 	only_forced_audio = TRUE
 	vary = TRUE
 
-/* - SKYRAT EDIT REMOVAL: EMOTES
+
 /datum/emote/carbon/human/scream/run_emote(mob/user, params, type_override, intentional = FALSE)
 	if(!intentional && HAS_TRAIT(user, TRAIT_ANALGESIA))
 		return