diff --git a/code/modules/mob/mob.dm b/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
index f5172cfe968..637bc64303f 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/mob.dm
@@ -47,12 +47,13 @@
 
 /mob/visible_message(var/message, var/self_message, var/blind_message)
 	for(var/mob/M in viewers(src))
-		if(M.see_invisible < invisibility)
-			continue // Cannot view the invisible
-		var/msg = message
 		if(self_message && M==src)
-			msg = self_message
-		M.show_message( msg, 1, blind_message, 2)
+			M.show_message(self_message, 1, blind_message, 2)
+		else if(M.see_invisible < invisibility)  // Cannot view the invisible, but you can hear it.
+			if(blind_message)
+				M.show_message(blind_message, 2)
+		else
+			M.show_message(message, 1, blind_message, 2)
 
 // Show a message to all mobs in sight of this atom
 // Use for objects performing visible actions