diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/emote.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/emote.dm
index 380b1e8f61fc..ae867d518eb5 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/emote.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/emote.dm
@@ -239,7 +239,8 @@
 	message_param = "beeps at %t."
 
 /datum/emote/living/carbon/human/robot_tongue/beep/run_emote(mob/user, params)
-	if(..())
+	. = ..()
+	if(.)
 		playsound(user.loc, 'sound/machines/twobeep.ogg', 50)
 
 /datum/emote/living/carbon/human/robot_tongue/buzz
@@ -249,7 +250,8 @@
 	message_param = "buzzes at %t."
 
 /datum/emote/living/carbon/human/robot_tongue/buzz/run_emote(mob/user, params)
-	if(..())
+	. = ..()
+	if(.)
 		playsound(user.loc, 'sound/machines/buzz-sigh.ogg', 50)
 
 /datum/emote/living/carbon/human/robot_tongue/buzz2
@@ -257,7 +259,8 @@
 	message = "buzzes twice."
 
 /datum/emote/living/carbon/human/robot_tongue/buzz2/run_emote(mob/user, params)
-	if(..())
+	. = ..()
+	if(.)
 		playsound(user.loc, 'sound/machines/buzz-two.ogg', 50)
 
 /datum/emote/living/carbon/human/robot_tongue/chime
@@ -266,7 +269,8 @@
 	message = "chimes."
 
 /datum/emote/living/carbon/human/robot_tongue/chime/run_emote(mob/user, params)
-	if(..())
+	. = ..()
+	if(.)
 		playsound(user.loc, 'sound/machines/chime.ogg', 50)
 
 /datum/emote/living/carbon/human/robot_tongue/no
@@ -275,7 +279,8 @@
 	message = "emits an negative blip."
 
 /datum/emote/living/carbon/human/robot_tongue/no/run_emote(mob/user, params)
-	if(..())
+	. = ..()
+	if(.)
 		playsound(user.loc, 'sound/machines/synth_no.ogg', 50)
 
 /datum/emote/living/carbon/human/robot_tongue/ping
@@ -285,7 +290,8 @@
 	message_param = "pings at %t."
 
 /datum/emote/living/carbon/human/robot_tongue/ping/run_emote(mob/user, params)
-	if(..())
+	. = ..()
+	if(.)
 		playsound(user.loc, 'sound/machines/ping.ogg', 50)
 
 /datum/emote/living/carbon/human/robot_tongue/warn
@@ -294,7 +300,8 @@
 	message = "blares an alarm!"
 
 /datum/emote/living/carbon/human/robot_tongue/warn/run_emote(mob/user, params)
-	if(..())
+	. = ..()
+	if(.)
 		playsound(user.loc, 'sound/machines/warning-buzzer.ogg', 50)
 
 /datum/emote/living/carbon/human/robot_tongue/yes
@@ -303,7 +310,8 @@
 	message = "emits an affirmative blip."
 
 /datum/emote/living/carbon/human/robot_tongue/yes/run_emote(mob/user, params)
-	if(..())
+	. = ..()
+	if(.)
 		playsound(user.loc, 'sound/machines/synth_yes.ogg', 50)
 
 // the following emote were originally clown-locked and synthetic exclusive
@@ -315,7 +323,8 @@
 	message = "plays a sad trombone..."
 
 /datum/emote/living/carbon/human/robot_tongue/sad/run_emote(mob/user, params)
-	if(..())
+	. = ..()
+	if(.)
 		playsound(user.loc, 'sound/misc/sadtrombone.ogg', 50)
 
 //kepi (plus one vox i guess)