diff --git a/code/modules/mob/mob_say.dm b/code/modules/mob/mob_say.dm
index 662c84a9ac8..5ea1159ce23 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/mob_say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/mob_say.dm
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
 		return message
 	if (is_banned_from(ckey, "Emote"))
 		return copytext(message, customsaypos + 1)
-	mods[MODE_CUSTOM_SAY_EMOTE] = lowertext(copytext_char(message, 1, customsaypos))
+	mods[MODE_CUSTOM_SAY_EMOTE] = copytext_char(message, 1, customsaypos)
 	message = copytext(message, customsaypos + 1)
 	if (!message)
 		mods[MODE_CUSTOM_SAY_ERASE_INPUT] = TRUE