diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai.dm
index d93999205c7..a44f1ef3fed 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai.dm
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ var/list/ai_verbs_default = list(
 	aiRadio = new(src)
 	common_radio = aiRadio
 	aiRadio.myAi = src
-	additional_law_channels["Binary"] = ":b"
+	additional_law_channels["Binary"] = "#b"
 	additional_law_channels["Holopad"] = ":h"
 
 	aiCamera = new/obj/item/device/camera/siliconcam/ai_camera(src)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm
index d7719d26741..f361e8f911c 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
 /mob/living/silicon/robot/proc/init()
 	aiCamera = new/obj/item/device/camera/siliconcam/robot_camera(src)
 	laws = new /datum/ai_laws/nanotrasen()
-	additional_law_channels["Binary"] = ":b"
+	additional_law_channels["Binary"] = "#b"
 	var/new_ai = select_active_ai_with_fewest_borgs()
 	if(new_ai)
 		lawupdate = 1