diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/emote.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/emote.dm
index f5c3ae6b499..be35872ed1a 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/emote.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/emote.dm
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 	only_forced_audio = TRUE
 	vary = TRUE
 
-/datum/emote/carbon/human/scream/run_emote(mob/user, params, type_override, intentional = FALSE)
+/datum/emote/living/carbon/human/scream/run_emote(mob/user, params, type_override, intentional = FALSE)
 	if(!intentional && HAS_TRAIT(user, TRAIT_ANALGESIA))
 		return
 	return ..()
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/emote.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/emote.dm
index 67358fa912a..9ccc26eec6c 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/emote.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/emote.dm
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@
 	message = "screams!"
 	message_mime = "acts out a scream!"
 	emote_type = EMOTE_VISIBLE | EMOTE_AUDIBLE
+	mob_type_blacklist_typecache = list(/mob/living/brain, /mob/living/carbon/human)
 
 /datum/emote/living/scream/run_emote(mob/user, params, type_override, intentional = FALSE)
 	if(!intentional && HAS_TRAIT(user, TRAIT_ANALGESIA))