diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/say.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/say.dm
index 39c80bc7b0..3753a118ba 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/say.dm
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 			message = copytext(message, 3)
 			message = trim(copytext(sanitize(message), 1, MAX_MESSAGE_LEN))
 			robot_talk(message)
-		else if ((copytext(message, 1, 3) == ":h") || (copytext(message, 1, 3) == ":H"))
+		else if (isAI(src) && ((copytext(message, 1, 3) == ":h") || (copytext(message, 1, 3) == ":H")))
 			if(isAI(src)&&client)//For patching directly into AI holopads.
 				var/mob/living/silicon/ai/U = src
 				message = copytext(message, 3)