diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/emote.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/emote.dm
index 591e4426e0..d4050c06b8 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/emote.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/emote.dm
@@ -66,8 +66,10 @@
 			return custom_emote(m_type, message)
 
 		if ("me")
-			if(silent)
-				return
+
+			//if(silent && silent > 0 && findtext(message,"\"",1, null) > 0)
+			//	return //This check does not work and I have no idea why, I'm leaving it in for reference.
+
 			if (src.client)
 				if (client.prefs.muted & MUTE_IC)
 					src << "\red You cannot send IC messages (muted)."