diff --git a/code/modules/assembly/timer.dm b/code/modules/assembly/timer.dm
index 4e1e0e213ac..889136ec691 100644
--- a/code/modules/assembly/timer.dm
+++ b/code/modules/assembly/timer.dm
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
 
 /obj/item/device/assembly/timer/Topic(href, href_list)
 	..()
-	if(!usr.canmove || usr.stat || usr.restrained() || !in_range(loc, usr))
+	if(usr.incapacitated() || !in_range(loc, usr))
 		usr << browse(null, "window=timer")
 		onclose(usr, "timer")
 		return