diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm
index f5b339405d..a48403283a 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/species.dm
@@ -1636,7 +1636,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(roundstart_races)
 				else
 					burn_damage = HEAT_DAMAGE_LEVEL_2
 		burn_damage *= heatmod
-		if((prob(burn_damage) * 10) / 4)	//40% for level 3 damage on humans
+		if (H.stat < UNCONSCIOUS && (prob(burn_damage) * 10) / 4) //40% for level 3 damage on humans
 			H.emote("scream")
 		H.apply_damage(burn_damage, BURN)
 	else if(H.bodytemperature < BODYTEMP_COLD_DAMAGE_LIMIT && !(GLOB.mutations_list[COLDRES] in H.dna.mutations))