diff --git a/modular_darkpack/modules/masquerade/code/word_checker.dm b/modular_darkpack/modules/masquerade/code/word_checker.dm
index 1df7499f3cf9..2ecdcef89ebf 100644
--- a/modular_darkpack/modules/masquerade/code/word_checker.dm
+++ b/modular_darkpack/modules/masquerade/code/word_checker.dm
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
 		return FALSE
 
 	var/treated_message = translate_language(speaker, message_language, raw_message, spans, message_mods)
-	if(LOWER_TEXT(MASQUERADE_FILTER_CHECK(treated_message)))
+	var/regexed_message = MASQUERADE_FILTER_CHECK(LOWER_TEXT(treated_message))
+	if(regexed_message)
 		SEND_SIGNAL(src, COMSIG_SEEN_MASQUERADE_VIOLATION, speaker)
 	return TRUE
 
@@ -27,7 +28,8 @@
 			return
 		var/message = compose_message(hearing_args[HEARING_SPEAKER], hearing_args[HEARING_LANGUAGE], hearing_args[HEARING_RAW_MESSAGE], hearing_args[HEARING_RADIO_FREQ], hearing_args[HEARING_RADIO_FREQ_NAME], hearing_args[HEARING_RADIO_FREQ_COLOR], hearing_args[HEARING_SPANS], hearing_args[HEARING_MESSAGE_MODE], FALSE)
 		SSmasquerade.log_phone_message(message, source)
-		if(MASQUERADE_FILTER_CHECK(LOWER_TEXT(hearing_args[HEARING_RAW_MESSAGE])))
+		var/regexed_message = MASQUERADE_FILTER_CHECK(LOWER_TEXT(hearing_args[HEARING_RAW_MESSAGE]))
+		if(regexed_message)
 			SEND_SIGNAL(src, COMSIG_SEEN_MASQUERADE_VIOLATION, hearing_args[HEARING_SPEAKER])
 
 #undef MASQUERADE_FILTER_CHECK