diff --git a/code/modules/mob/hear_say.dm b/code/modules/mob/hear_say.dm
index c238aef0264..f63566a0483 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/hear_say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/hear_say.dm
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
 					return
 			else
 				if(language)
-					message = language.scramble(language)
+					message = language.scramble(message)
 				else
 					message = stars(message)