diff --git a/io.c b/io.c
index 198202b..137d975 100755
--- a/io.c
+++ b/io.c
@@ -4589,7 +4589,7 @@ void docommslf(lifeform_t *lf, char ch, lifeform_t *lf2, cell_t *targc) {
 	flag_t *f;
 	object_t *o, *givenob = NULL;
 	object_t *godstone = NULL;
-	int i;
+	int i,noresponse = B_FALSE;
 	int askforob = B_FALSE;
 
 	alignmod = getalignmod(lf);
@@ -5005,11 +5005,18 @@ void docommslf(lifeform_t *lf, char ch, lifeform_t *lf2, cell_t *targc) {
 			}
 			return;
 		case 't':
-			if (lfhasflag(lf, F_PHANTASM) || lfhasflag(lf, F_SUMMONEDBY)) {
+                        noresponse = B_FALSE;
+			if (lfhasflag(lf, F_PHANTASM)) {
+                                noresponse = B_TRUE;
+			} else if (lfhasflag(lf, F_SUMMONEDBY) && lf->race->id != R_FLOATINGDISC) {
+                                noresponse = B_TRUE;
+                        }
+                        if (noresponse) {
+                        
 				if (cansee(player, lf)) msg("%s doesn't respond.", lfname);
 				break;
 			}
-			// ask whtehr to give/take
+			// ask whether to give/take
 			initprompt(&prompt, "How will you trade?");
 			snprintf(buf, BUFLEN, "Give items to %s",lfname);
 			addchoice(&prompt, 'i', buf, NULL, NULL, NULL);