diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/living_defines.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/living_defines.dm
index ed2cba6e6b..8208af40e8 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/living_defines.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/living_defines.dm
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 	var/fear = 0 						//For fear effects and phobias
 	var/last_fear_sound = 0				//For making sure the heartbeats don't play over each other
 
-	var/list/fear_message_self = list(
+	var/static/list/fear_message_self = list(
 									"Your heart is racing, it feels like it's going burst from your chest.",
 									"Your stomach clenches and churns with anxiety.",
 									"It's getting hard to breathe, you're panting heavily.",
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
 									"Your legs feel weak, you can barely control them.",
 									"You have difficulty even swallowing."
 									)
-	var/list/fear_message_other = list(
+	var/static/list/fear_message_other = list(
 									"'s eyes are darting around the room rapidly.",
 									" looks like they are shivering, literally shaking.",
 									" is breathing rapidly.",