diff --git a/code/defines/mob/living/silicon/pai.dm b/code/defines/mob/living/silicon/pai.dm
index ad7d6a34b9f..f7f3cd9c379 100644
--- a/code/defines/mob/living/silicon/pai.dm
+++ b/code/defines/mob/living/silicon/pai.dm
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 	voice_name = "synthesized voice"
 	icon = 'mob.dmi'//
 	icon_state = "shadow"
+
+	robot_talk_understand = 0
+
 	var/network = "SS13"
 	var/obj/machinery/camera/current = null
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/say.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/say.dm
index c89d6e756de..e9bcaa0cb29 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/say.dm
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@
 */
 	var/turf/T = get_turf(src)
 	listening = hearers(message_range, T)
-	var/list/V = view(message_range, T)
+	var/list/V = hearers(message_range, T)
 	//find mobs in lockers, cryo, intellicards, brains, MMIs, and so on.
 	for (var/mob/M in world)
 		if (!M.client)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/say.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/say.dm
index 53980f9c459..135b834152c 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/say.dm
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
 	if (length(message) >= 2)
 		if (copytext(message, 1, 3) == ":s")
+			if(istype(src, /mob/living/silicon/pai))
+				return ..(message)
 			message = copytext(message, 3)
 			message = trim(copytext(sanitize(message), 1, MAX_MESSAGE_LEN))
 			robot_talk(message)