diff --git a/code/datums/emotes.dm b/code/datums/emotes.dm
index 06a5f3f8bd245..763395a0831c4 100644
--- a/code/datums/emotes.dm
+++ b/code/datums/emotes.dm
@@ -48,10 +48,6 @@
 
 	msg = replace_pronoun(user, msg)
 
-	var/end = copytext(msg, lentext(message))
-	if(!(end in list("!", ".", "?", ":", "\"", "-")))
-		msg += "."
-
 	if(isliving(user))
 		var/mob/living/L = user
 		for(var/obj/item/implant/I in L.implants)
@@ -59,6 +55,10 @@
 
 	if(!msg)
 		return
+		
+	var/end = copytext(msg, lentext(message))
+	if(!(end in list("!", ".", "?", ":", "\"", "-")))
+		msg += "."
 
 	user.log_message(msg, LOG_EMOTE)