diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/stacks/medical.dm b/code/game/objects/items/stacks/medical.dm
index af2c66c518c..0e90d30f526 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/stacks/medical.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/stacks/medical.dm
@@ -36,8 +36,10 @@
 		if(stop_bleeding)
 			if(H.bleedsuppress)
 				user << "[H]'s bleeding is already bandaged."
-			if(!H.blood_max)
+				return
+			else if(!H.blood_max)
 				user << "[H] isn't bleeding."
+				return
 
 	if(isliving(M))
 		if(!M.can_inject(user, 1))