diff --git a/code/modules/mob/emote.dm b/code/modules/mob/emote.dm
index 8cc31dd4e66..ae252690856 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/emote.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/emote.dm
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 	key_third_person = "flips"
 	hands_use_check = TRUE
 	mob_type_allowed_typecache = list(/mob/living, /mob/dead/observer)
-	mob_type_ignore_stat_typecache = list(/mob/dead/observer)
+	mob_type_ignore_stat_typecache = list(/mob/dead/observer, /mob/living/silicon/ai)
 
 /datum/emote/flip/run_emote(mob/user, params , type_override, intentional)
 	. = ..()