diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/crayons.dm b/code/game/objects/items/crayons.dm
index 9bc86d0c7f9..93c6b6bdc99 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/crayons.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/crayons.dm
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@
 		if(carbon_target.client)
 			carbon_target.set_eye_blur_if_lower(6 SECONDS)
 			carbon_target.adjust_temp_blindness(2 SECONDS)
-		if(carbon_target.get_eye_protection() <= 0) // no eye protection? ARGH IT BURNS. Warning: don't add a stun here. It's a roundstart item with some quirks.
+		if(carbon_target.get_eye_protection() <= 0 || carbon_target.is_eyes_covered()) // no eye protection? ARGH IT BURNS. Warning: don't add a stun here. It's a roundstart item with some quirks. added redundancy because gas masks don't give you eye protection
 			carbon_target.adjust_jitter(1 SECONDS)
 			carbon_target.adjust_eye_blur(0.5 SECONDS)
 			flash_color(carbon_target, flash_color=paint_color, flash_time=40)