diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/overlays.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/overlays.dm
index d1aa3cd1f09..88d76da8c4b 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/overlays.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/overlays.dm
@@ -29,15 +29,17 @@ PROCESSING_SUBSYSTEM_DEF(overlays)
 #define COMPILE_OVERLAYS(A)\
 	var/list/oo = A.our_overlays;\
 	var/list/po = A.priority_overlays;\
-	if(LAZYLEN(po) && LAZYLEN(oo)){
-		A.overlays = oo + po;\
+	if(LAZYLEN(po)){\
+		if(LAZYLEN(oo)){
+			A.overlays = oo + po;\
+		}\
+		else{\
+			A.overlays = po;\
+		}\
 	}\
 	else if(LAZYLEN(oo)){\
 		A.overlays = oo;\
 	}\
-	else if(LAZYLEN(po)){\
-		A.overlays = po;\
-	}\
 	else{\
 		A.overlays.Cut();\
 	}\