diff --git a/code/datums/diseases/parrotpossession.dm b/code/datums/diseases/parrotpossession.dm
index d19d05620c..42d5daa797 100644
--- a/code/datums/diseases/parrotpossession.dm
+++ b/code/datums/diseases/parrotpossession.dm
@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@
 	if(!parrot || parrot.loc != affected_mob)
 		cure()
 	else if(prob(parrot.speak_chance))
-		affected_mob.say(pick(parrot.speech_buffer))
+		if(parrot.speech_buffer.len)
+			affected_mob.say(pick(parrot.speech_buffer))
 
 /datum/disease/parrot_possession/cure()
 	if(parrot && parrot.loc == affected_mob)
 		parrot.forceMove(affected_mob.drop_location())
 		affected_mob.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[parrot] is violently driven out of [affected_mob]!</span>", "<span class='userdanger'>[parrot] bursts out of your chest!</span>")
-	..()
\ No newline at end of file
+	..()