diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/scanners.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/scanners.dm
index 38fbd268587..469803b95dd 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/scanners.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/scanners.dm
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ GENE SCANNER
 	inhand_icon_state = "healthanalyzer"
 	lefthand_file = 'icons/mob/inhands/equipment/medical_lefthand.dmi'
 	righthand_file = 'icons/mob/inhands/equipment/medical_righthand.dmi'
-	desc = "A wand for scanning someone else for a medical analysis. Insert into a kiosk is make the scanned patient the target of a health scan."
+	desc = "A wand that medically scans people. Inserting it into a medical kiosk makes it able to perform a health scan on the patient."
 	force = 0
 	throwforce = 0
 	w_class = WEIGHT_CLASS_TINY