diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/emote.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/emote.dm
index 48670ed9ea..9e8a461f72 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/emote.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/emote.dm
@@ -376,6 +376,7 @@
 	key = "me"
 	key_third_person = "custom"
 	message = null
+	mob_type_blacklist_typecache = list(/mob/living/brain)
 
 /datum/emote/living/custom/proc/check_invalid(mob/user, input)
 	. = TRUE