diff --git a/code/modules/assembly/playback.dm b/code/modules/assembly/playback.dm
index 088f186adc..eecb991434 100644
--- a/code/modules/assembly/playback.dm
+++ b/code/modules/assembly/playback.dm
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 	recorded = raw_message
 	listening = FALSE
 	languages = message_language
-	say("Activation message is '[recorded]'.", language = message_language)
+	say("The recorded message is '[recorded]'.", language = message_language)
 
 /obj/item/assembly/playback/activate()
 	if(recorded == "") // Why say anything when there isn't anything to say
diff --git a/code/modules/assembly/voice.dm b/code/modules/assembly/voice.dm
index 81a92f4d0f..3f37969e82 100644
--- a/code/modules/assembly/voice.dm
+++ b/code/modules/assembly/voice.dm
@@ -34,9 +34,10 @@
 	if(listening && !radio_freq)
 		record_speech(speaker, raw_message, message_language)
 	else
-		if(message_language == languages) // If it isn't in the same language as the message, don't try to find the message
-			if(check_activation(speaker, raw_message))
-				addtimer(CALLBACK(src, .proc/pulse, 0), 10)
+		if(!istype(speaker, /obj/item/assembly/playback)) // Check if it isn't a playback device to prevent spam and lag
+			if(message_language == languages) // If it isn't in the same language as the message, don't try to find the message
+				if(check_activation(speaker, raw_message)) // Is it the message?
+					addtimer(CALLBACK(src, .proc/pulse, 0), 10)
 
 /obj/item/assembly/voice/proc/record_speech(atom/movable/speaker, raw_message, datum/language/message_language)
 	languages = message_language // Assign the message's language to a variable to use it elsewhere