diff --git a/game/modules/tome/data/damage_types.lua b/game/modules/tome/data/damage_types.lua
index 742f0586a7519569a6b192a379a7162e19402f52..69472d20119f7e79684a72c398be69780e40b9ea 100644
--- a/game/modules/tome/data/damage_types.lua
+++ b/game/modules/tome/data/damage_types.lua
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ setDefaultProjector(function(src, x, y, type, dam, state)
 						target:triggerTalent(target.T_NATURE_S_DEFIANCE, nil, src, t)
 					end
 				end
-				if t.is_spell and src.knowTalent and src:knowTalent(src.T_BORN_INTO_MAGIC) then
+				if t.is_spell and src.knowTalent and src:knowTalent(src.T_BORN_INTO_MAGIC) and type ~= DamageType.THAUM then
 					src:triggerTalent(target.T_BORN_INTO_MAGIC, nil, type)
 				end