diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/emote.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/emote.dm
index 9ed303732b..a8fd5176e8 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/emote.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/emote.dm
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 				m_type = 1
 
 		//Machine-only emotes
-		if("ping", "beep", "buzz", "yes", "no", "rcough", "rsneeze")
+		if("ping", "beep", "buzz", "yes", "ye", "no", "rcough", "rsneeze")
 
 			if(!isSynthetic())
 				src << "<span class='warning'>You are not a synthetic.</span>"
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 			else if(act == "ping")
 				display_msg = "pings"
 				use_sound = 'sound/machines/ping.ogg'
-			else if(act == "yes")
+			else if(act == "yes" || act == "ye")
 				display_msg = "emits an affirmative blip"
 				use_sound = 'sound/machines/synth_yes.ogg'
 			else if(act == "no")
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@
 			src << "blink, blink_r, blush, bow-(none)/mob, burp, choke, chuckle, clap, collapse, cough, cry, custom, deathgasp, drool, eyebrow, fastsway/qwag, \
 					frown, gasp, giggle, glare-(none)/mob, grin, groan, grumble, handshake, hug-(none)/mob, laugh, look-(none)/mob, moan, mumble, nod, pale, point-atom, \
 					raise, salute, scream, sneeze, shake, shiver, shrug, sigh, signal-#1-10, slap-(none)/mob, smile, sneeze, sniff, snore, stare-(none)/mob, stopsway/swag, sway/wag, swish, tremble, twitch, \
-					twitch_v, vomit, whimper, wink, yawn. Synthetics: beep, buzz, yess, no, rcough, rsneeze, ping"
+					twitch_v, vomit, whimper, wink, yawn. Synthetics: beep, buzz, yes, no, rcough, rsneeze, ping"
 
 		else
 			src << "<font color='blue'>Unusable emote '[act]'. Say *help for a list.</font>"
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/emote.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/emote.dm
index 7e73eb7e4c..fbf5d1db58 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/emote.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/emote.dm
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
 			playsound(src.loc, 'sound/machines/buzz-sigh.ogg', 50, 0)
 			m_type = 1
 
-		if("yes")
+		if("yes", "ye")
 			var/M = null
 			if(param)
 				for (var/mob/A in view(null, null))