diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/say.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/say.dm
index 8e0853d5014..138e15d72a1 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/say.dm
@@ -162,14 +162,14 @@
 			var/obj/item/device/radio/R = null
 			if(isradio(l_ear))
 				R = l_ear
+				used_radios += R
 				if(R.talk_into(src, message, null, verb, speaking))
-					used_radios += R
 					return
 
 			if(isradio(r_ear))
 				R = r_ear
+				used_radios += R
 				if(R.talk_into(src, message, null, verb, speaking))
-					used_radios += R
 					return
 
 		if("right ear")
@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@
 			else if(isradio(r_hand))
 				R = r_hand
 			if(R)
-				if(R.talk_into(src,message,null,verb,speaking))
-					used_radios += R
+				used_radios += R
+				R.talk_into(src, message, null, verb, speaking)
 
 		if("left ear")
 			var/obj/item/device/radio/R
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@
 			else if(isradio(l_hand))
 				R = l_hand
 			if(R)
-				if(R.talk_into(src, message, null, verb, speaking))
-					used_radios += R
+				used_radios += R
+				R.talk_into(src, message, null, verb, speaking)
 
 		if("whisper")
 			whisper_say(message, speaking, alt_name)
@@ -198,13 +198,13 @@
 		else
 			if(message_mode)
 				if(isradio(l_ear))
+					used_radios += l_ear
 					if(l_ear.talk_into(src, message, message_mode, verb, speaking))
-						used_radios += l_ear
 						return
 
 				if(isradio(r_ear))
+					used_radios += r_ear
 					if(r_ear.talk_into(src, message, message_mode, verb, speaking))
-						used_radios += r_ear
 						return
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/handle_speech_sound()
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/say.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/say.dm
index 0fa68d33cd0..dbcefec7365 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/say.dm
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ proc/get_radio_key_from_channel(var/channel)
 	if(!message || message == "")
 		return 0
 
-	var/list/used_radios = new
+	var/list/used_radios = list()
 	if(handle_message_mode(message_mode, message, verb, speaking, used_radios, alt_name))
 		return 1