diff --git a/code/modules/surgery/organs/heart.dm b/code/modules/surgery/organs/heart.dm
index 9308154c48..19bed38293 100644
--- a/code/modules/surgery/organs/heart.dm
+++ b/code/modules/surgery/organs/heart.dm
@@ -63,10 +63,9 @@
 			H.stop_sound_channel(CHANNEL_HEARTBEAT)
 			beat = BEAT_NONE
 
-		if(H.jitteriness)
-			if(!beat || beat == BEAT_SLOW)
-				H.playsound_local(get_turf(H),fastbeat,40,0, channel = CHANNEL_HEARTBEAT)
-				beat = BEAT_FAST
+		if(H.jitteriness && H.health > HEALTH_THRESHOLD_FULLCRIT && (!beat || beat == BEAT_SLOW))
+			H.playsound_local(get_turf(H),fastbeat,40,0, channel = CHANNEL_HEARTBEAT)
+			beat = BEAT_FAST
 
 /obj/item/organ/heart/cursed
 	name = "cursed heart"