diff --git a/code/datums/components/listen_and_repeat.dm b/code/datums/components/listen_and_repeat.dm
index 88a8644d262..307e515bbb2 100644
--- a/code/datums/components/listen_and_repeat.dm
+++ b/code/datums/components/listen_and_repeat.dm
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 	SIGNAL_HANDLER
 	var/atom/movable/atom_source = source
 	var/datum/ai_controller/controller = atom_source.ai_controller
-	if(LAZYLEN(speech_buffer)) // what? well whatever let's just move on
+	if(!LAZYLEN(speech_buffer)) // what? well whatever let's just move on
 		return
 
 	controller.set_blackboard_key(BB_EXPORTABLE_STRING_BUFFER_LIST, speech_buffer.Copy())