diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/melee/energy_melee_weapons.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/melee/energy_melee_weapons.dm
index 5fef9bf2214..96893ff65c9 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/melee/energy_melee_weapons.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/melee/energy_melee_weapons.dm
@@ -311,13 +311,14 @@
 		return
 	if(isprojectile(hitby))
 		var/obj/item/projectile/P = hitby
-		if(P.reflectability == REFLECTABILITY_NEVER) //only 1 magic spell does this, but hey, needed
-			owner.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[owner] blocks [attack_text] with [src]!</span>")
-			playsound(src, 'sound/weapons/effects/ric3.ogg', 100, TRUE)
-			return TRUE
-		owner.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[owner] parries [attack_text] with [src]!</span>")
-		add_attack_logs(P.firer, src, "hit by [P.type] but got parried by [src]")
-		return -1
+		if(P.reflectability == REFLECTABILITY_ENERGY)
+			owner.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[owner] parries [attack_text] with [src]!</span>")
+			add_attack_logs(P.firer, src, "hit by [P.type] but got parried by [src]")
+			return -1
+		owner.visible_message("<span class='danger'>[owner] blocks [attack_text] with [src]!</span>")
+		playsound(src, 'sound/weapons/effects/ric3.ogg', 100, TRUE)
+		return TRUE
+
 	return TRUE
 
 //////////////////////////////