diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/constructs.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/constructs.dm
index 9f28be0cd90..e099f8b3e4d 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/constructs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/constructs.dm
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 	minbodytemp = 0
 	faction = list("cult")
 	flying = 1
+	universal_speak = 1
 	var/list/construct_spells = list()
 
 /mob/living/simple_animal/construct/New()