diff --git a/Content.Server/Language/LanguageSystem.cs b/Content.Server/Language/LanguageSystem.cs
index f8fb4a18ee1..eb792736f76 100644
--- a/Content.Server/Language/LanguageSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/Language/LanguageSystem.cs
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ private void OnClientSetLanguage(LanguagesSetMessage message, EntitySessionEvent
 
     public bool CanUnderstand(Entity<LanguageSpeakerComponent?> ent, ProtoId<LanguagePrototype> language)
     {
-        if (language == UniversalPrototype || HasComp<UniversalLanguageSpeakerComponent>(ent))
+        if (language == UniversalPrototype || TryComp<UniversalLanguageSpeakerComponent>(ent, out var uni) && uni.Enabled)
             return true;
 
         return Resolve(ent, ref ent.Comp, logMissing: false) && ent.Comp.UnderstoodLanguages.Contains(language);