diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/living_emote.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/living_emote.dm
index baaf8c074df..67e72854045 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/living_emote.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/living_emote.dm
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@
 
 /datum/emote/living/deathgasp/play_sound_effect(mob/user, intentional, sound_path, sound_volume)
 	var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = user
+	if(!istype(H))
+		return ..()
 	// special handling here: we don't want monkeys' gasps to sound through walls so you can actually walk past xenobio
 	playsound(user.loc, sound_path, sound_volume, TRUE, frequency = H.get_age_pitch(), ignore_walls = !isnull(user.mind))