diff --git a/code/modules/research/xenoarchaeology/tools/tools_anoscanner.dm b/code/modules/research/xenoarchaeology/tools/tools_anoscanner.dm
index 257c7389cce..acc6d56a73f 100644
--- a/code/modules/research/xenoarchaeology/tools/tools_anoscanner.dm
+++ b/code/modules/research/xenoarchaeology/tools/tools_anoscanner.dm
@@ -13,22 +13,23 @@
 	var/last_scan_time = 0
 	var/scan_delay = 25
 
-/obj/item/device/ano_scanner/New()
-	..()
-	spawn(0)
-		scan()
+/obj/item/device/ano_scanner/initialize()
+	scan()
 
 /obj/item/device/ano_scanner/attack_self(var/mob/user as mob)
 	return src.interact(user)
 
 /obj/item/device/ano_scanner/interact(var/mob/user as mob)
 	var/message = "Background radiation levels detected."
-	if(nearest_artifact_distance >= 0)
-		message = "Exotic energy detected on wavelength '[nearest_artifact_id]' in a radius of [nearest_artifact_distance]m"
-	user << "<span class='info'>[message]</span>"
 	if(world.time - last_scan_time >= scan_delay)
 		spawn(0)
 			scan()
+		if(nearest_artifact_distance >= 0)
+			message = "Exotic energy detected on wavelength '[nearest_artifact_id]' in a radius of [nearest_artifact_distance]m"
+	else
+		message = "Scanning array is recharging."
+
+	user << "<span class='info'>[message]</span>"
 
 /obj/item/device/ano_scanner/proc/scan()
 	set background = 1