diff --git a/code/game/say.dm b/code/game/say.dm
index 9553b4eb4c..0788310038 100644
--- a/code/game/say.dm
+++ b/code/game/say.dm
@@ -95,8 +95,9 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(freqtospan, list(
 		spans |= SPAN_YELL
 
 	var/spanned = attach_spans(input, spans)
-	return "[say_mod(input, message_mode)], \"[spanned]\""
-
+	return "[say_mod(input, message_mode)][spanned ? ", \"[spanned]\"" : ""]"
+	// Citadel edit [spanned ? ", \"[spanned]\"" : ""]"
+	
 /atom/movable/proc/lang_treat(atom/movable/speaker, datum/language/language, raw_message, list/spans, message_mode)
 	if(has_language(language))
 		var/atom/movable/AM = speaker.GetSource()