diff --git a/Content.Server/Weapons/Melee/MeleeWeaponSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Weapons/Melee/MeleeWeaponSystem.cs
index c67f8079a7..9c995d2283 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Weapons/Melee/MeleeWeaponSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Weapons/Melee/MeleeWeaponSystem.cs
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ public sealed class MeleeWeaponSystem : SharedMeleeWeaponSystem
 
         if (comp.Battlecry != null)//If the battlecry is set to empty, doesn't speak
         {
-            _chat.TrySendInGameICMessage(args.User, comp.Battlecry, InGameICChatType.Speak, true, true);  //Speech that isn't sent to chat or adminlogs
+            _chat.TrySendInGameICMessage(args.User, comp.Battlecry, InGameICChatType.Speak, true, true, checkRadioPrefix: false);  //Speech that isn't sent to chat or adminlogs
         }
 
     }