diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/say.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/say.dm
index 2b9878e345c..21b336a6505 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/say.dm
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@
 
 	var/message_mode = parse_message_mode(message, "headset")
 
-	if (istype(wear_mask, /obj/item/clothing/mask/muzzle) && message_mode != "changeling")  //Todo:  Add this to speech_problem_flag checks.
-		return
-
 	if(copytext(message,1,2) == "*")
 		return emote(copytext(message,2))
 
@@ -47,6 +44,9 @@
 			speaking.broadcast(src,trim(message))
 			return
 
+	if (istype(wear_mask, /obj/item/clothing/mask/muzzle))
+		return
+
 	message = capitalize(trim(message))
 
 	if(speech_problem_flag)