diff --git a/code/modules/paperwork/desk_bell.dm b/code/modules/paperwork/desk_bell.dm
index 61a8f7d4e33..603d3999385 100644
--- a/code/modules/paperwork/desk_bell.dm
+++ b/code/modules/paperwork/desk_bell.dm
@@ -97,3 +97,9 @@
 	flick("desk_bell_ring", src)
 	times_rang++
 	return TRUE
+
+/obj/item/desk_bell/get_spooked()
+	if(broken_ringer)
+		return
+	playsound(src, ring_sound, 70, vary = broken_ringer, extrarange = SHORT_RANGE_SOUND_EXTRARANGE)
+	flick("desk_bell_ring", src)