diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/other_reagents.dm b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/other_reagents.dm
index c0255224f3..89846f760f 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/other_reagents.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/other_reagents.dm
@@ -1929,7 +1929,7 @@
 /datum/reagent/moonsugar/on_mob_life(mob/living/carbon/M)
 	if(prob(20))
 		to_chat(M, "You find yourself unable to supress the desire to meow!")
-		M.emote("nya")
+		M.emote("*nya")
 	..()
 
 //Kept for legacy, I think it will break everything if you enable it.