diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/bot/medbot.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/bot/medbot.dm
index d302e03ad7f..f01177c5517 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/bot/medbot.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/simple_animal/bot/medbot.dm
@@ -385,6 +385,11 @@
 	else
 		..()
 
+/mob/living/simple_animal/bot/medbot/examinate(atom/A as mob|obj|turf in view())
+	..()
+	if(!is_blind(src))
+		chemscan(src, A)
+
 /mob/living/simple_animal/bot/medbot/proc/medicate_patient(mob/living/carbon/C)
 	if(!on)
 		return