diff --git a/code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player.dm b/code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player.dm
index ea35f3c0833..8fbb1b5fc81 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/new_player/new_player.dm
@@ -350,30 +350,25 @@
 		if(client.prefs.species == "Tajaran") //This is like the worst, but it works, so meh. - Erthilo
 			if(is_alien_whitelisted(src, "Tajaran") || !config.usealienwhitelist)
 				new_character.dna.mutantrace = "tajaran"
-				new_character.tajaran_talk_understand = 1
+				new_character.languages += new /datum/language/tajaran
 		if(client.prefs.species == "Unathi")
 			if(is_alien_whitelisted(src, "Soghun") || !config.usealienwhitelist)
 				new_character.dna.mutantrace = "lizard"
-				new_character.soghun_talk_understand = 1
+				new_character.languages += new /datum/language/unathi
 		if(client.prefs.species == "Skrell")
 			if(is_alien_whitelisted(src, "Skrell") || !config.usealienwhitelist)
 				new_character.dna.mutantrace = "skrell"
-				new_character.skrell_talk_understand = 1
-		if(client.prefs.species == "Vox")
-			if(is_alien_whitelisted(src, "Vox"|| !config.usealienwhitelist))
-				new_character.dna.mutantrace = "vox"
-				new_character.vox_talk_understand = 1
+				new_character.languages += new /datum/language/skrell
 
 		if(client.prefs.language == "Tajaran")
 			if(is_alien_whitelisted(src, "Language_Tajaran") || !config.usealienwhitelist)
-				new_character.tajaran_talk_understand = 1
+				new_character.languages += new /datum/language/tajaran
 		if(client.prefs.language == "Unathi")
 			if(is_alien_whitelisted(src, "Language_Soghun") || !config.usealienwhitelist)
-				new_character.soghun_talk_understand = 1
+				new_character.languages += new /datum/language/unathi
 		if(client.prefs.language == "Skrell")
 			if(is_alien_whitelisted(src, "Language_Skrell") || !config.usealienwhitelist)
-				new_character.skrell_talk_understand = 1
-
+				new_character.languages += new /datum/language/skrell
 
 		if(ticker.random_players)
 			new_character.gender = pick(MALE, FEMALE)