diff --git a/code/modules/assembly/voice.dm b/code/modules/assembly/voice.dm
index f72f726988..36a58b2a70 100644
--- a/code/modules/assembly/voice.dm
+++ b/code/modules/assembly/voice.dm
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 	verb_exclaim = "beeps"
 	var/listening = FALSE
 	var/recorded = "" //the activation message
+	var/languages // The Message's language
 	var/mode = 1
 	var/static/list/modes = list("inclusive",
 								 "exclusive",
@@ -33,23 +34,25 @@
 	if(listening && !radio_freq)
 		record_speech(speaker, raw_message, message_language)
 	else
-		if(check_activation(speaker, raw_message))
-			addtimer(CALLBACK(src, .proc/pulse, 0), 10)
+		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)
 
 /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
 	switch(mode)
 		if(INCLUSIVE_MODE)
 			recorded = raw_message
 			listening = FALSE
-			say("Activation message is '[recorded]'.", message_language)
+			say("Activation message is '[recorded]'.", language = languages) // Say the message in the language it was said in
 		if(EXCLUSIVE_MODE)
 			recorded = raw_message
 			listening = FALSE
-			say("Activation message is '[recorded]'.", message_language)
+			say("Activation message is '[recorded]'.", language = languages)
 		if(RECOGNIZER_MODE)
 			recorded = speaker.GetVoice()
 			listening = FALSE
-			say("Your voice pattern is saved.", message_language)
+			say("Your voice pattern is saved.", language = languages)
 		if(VOICE_SENSOR_MODE)
 			if(length(raw_message))
 				addtimer(CALLBACK(src, .proc/pulse, 0), 10)