diff --git a/code/game/machinery/telecomms/telecomunications.dm b/code/game/machinery/telecomms/telecomunications.dm
index 865f994187..99c1847961 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/telecomms/telecomunications.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/telecomms/telecomunications.dm
@@ -548,9 +548,9 @@ var/global/list/obj/machinery/telecomms/telecomms_list = list()
 					var/mob/living/carbon/brain/B = M
 					race = "[B.species.name]"
 					log.parameters["intelligible"] = 1
-				else if(ismonkey(M))
+				else if(M.isMonkey())
 					race = "Monkey"
-				else if(issilicon(M))
+				else if(M.isSilicon())
 					race = "Artificial Life"
 					log.parameters["intelligible"] = 1
 				else if(isslime(M))
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/mob_helpers.dm b/code/modules/mob/mob_helpers.dm
index dcb4e84dec..17def087b3 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/mob_helpers.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/mob_helpers.dm
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
 
 /mob/living/silicon/isSilicon()
 	return 1
+
 /proc/isAI(A)
 	if(istype(A, /mob/living/silicon/ai))
 		return 1