diff --git a/code/modules/emotes/emote_define.dm b/code/modules/emotes/emote_define.dm
index d232da0cba..e9836f1a55 100644
--- a/code/modules/emotes/emote_define.dm
+++ b/code/modules/emotes/emote_define.dm
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ var/global/list/emotes_by_key
 		//CHOMPEdit Add - Preference for variable pitch
 		if(istype(user, /mob))
 			var/mob/u = user
-			playsound(user.loc, sound_to_play, use_sound["vol"], u.is_preference_enabled(/datum/client_preference/random_emote_pitch) && sound_vary, frequency = null, preference = sound_preferences)
+			playsound(user.loc, sound_to_play, use_sound["vol"], u.is_preference_enabled(/datum/client_preference/random_emote_pitch) && sound_vary, frequency = u.voice_freq, preference = sound_preferences)
 		else
 			playsound(user.loc, sound_to_play, use_sound["vol"], sound_vary, frequency = null, preference = sound_preferences) //VOREStation Add - Preference
 		//CHOMPEdit End - Previous line used to be outside an if/else before the edit.