diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/pai_defense.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/pai_defense.dm
index dda8ddfebd..dfc718f1ab 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/pai_defense.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/pai/pai_defense.dm
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@
 	emitterhealth = CLAMP((emitterhealth - amount), -50, emittermaxhealth)
 	if(emitterhealth < 0)
 		fold_in(force = TRUE)
-	to_chat(src, "<span class='userdanger'>The impact degrades your holochassis!</span>")
+	if(amount > 0)
+		to_chat(src, "<span class='userdanger'>The impact degrades your holochassis!</span>")
 	return amount
 
 /mob/living/silicon/pai/adjustBruteLoss(amount, updating_health = TRUE, forced = FALSE)