diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
index 03dae189d9..3a9c32451e 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/life.dm
@@ -1753,6 +1753,8 @@
 	return slurring
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/handle_stunned()
+	if(species.flags & NO_PAIN)
+		return 0
 	if(..())
 		speech_problem_flag = 1
 	return stunned