diff --git a/src/npc/descriptions/accent.js b/src/npc/descriptions/accent.js
index 123b20126a038bcc739032cbb3def8fad6b312e9..f962e0061f1b77d991f5900bc6eb30e93d523ec1 100644
--- a/src/npc/descriptions/accent.js
+++ b/src/npc/descriptions/accent.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ App.Desc.accent = function(slave) {
 		him, He
 	} = getPronouns(slave);
 	let accent;
-	if (slave.accent !== 0) {
+	if (slave.voice > 0 && slave.accent !== 0) {
 		if (slave.accent === 1) {
 			accent = either("a beautiful", "a distinctive", "an intriguing", "a light", "a lovely", "a mild", "a pleasant", "a rich", "a slight", "a smooth");
 			r.push(`${He} speaks ${V.language} in ${accent}`);