diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/brain.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/brain.dm
index 555fcff29da..e8afbb0360b 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/brain.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/brain/brain.dm
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 /mob/living/carbon/brain/New()
 	create_reagents(330)
+	add_language("Galactic Common")
 	..()
 
 /mob/living/carbon/brain/Destroy()