diff --git a/code/game/objects/structures/tables_racks.dm b/code/game/objects/structures/tables_racks.dm
index 06f14880ed9..17f7f3f4939 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/structures/tables_racks.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/structures/tables_racks.dm
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@
 		return
 	building = TRUE
 	to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>You start constructing a rack...</span>")
-	if(do_after(user, 50, target = src, progress=TRUE))
+	if(do_after(user, 50, target = user, progress=TRUE))
 		if(!user.drop_item())
 			return
 		var/obj/structure/rack/R = new /obj/structure/rack(user.loc)