diff --git a/code/game/machinery/_machinery.dm b/code/game/machinery/_machinery.dm
index b5e5343f41c..374515af453 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/_machinery.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/_machinery.dm
@@ -336,15 +336,13 @@
 	if((machine_stat & (NOPOWER|BROKEN)) && !(interaction_flags_machine & INTERACT_MACHINE_OFFLINE)) // Check if the machine is broken, and if we can still interact with it if so
 		return FALSE
 
-	var/silicon = issilicon(user)
-	if(panel_open && !(interaction_flags_machine & INTERACT_MACHINE_OPEN)) // Check if we can interact with an open panel machine, if the panel is open
-		if(!silicon || !(interaction_flags_machine & INTERACT_MACHINE_OPEN_SILICON))
-			return FALSE
+	if(isAdminGhostAI(user))
+		return TRUE //if you're an admin, you probably know what you're doing (or at least have permission to do what you're doing)
 
-	if(silicon || isAdminGhostAI(user)) // If we are an AI or adminghsot, make sure the machine allows silicons to interact
-		if(!(interaction_flags_machine & INTERACT_MACHINE_ALLOW_SILICON))
-			return FALSE
-		return TRUE // SKYRAT EDIT - This allows AIs to interact with machines again.
+	if(!isliving(user))
+		return FALSE //no ghosts in the machine allowed, sorry
+
+	var/mob/living/living_user = user
 
 	var/is_dextrous = FALSE
 	if(isanimal(user))
@@ -352,29 +350,37 @@
 		if (user_as_animal.dextrous)
 			is_dextrous = TRUE
 
-	if(is_dextrous || user.can_hold_items()) // If we are a living mob with hand slots or a dextrous simple animal.
-		var/mob/living/L = user
-
-		if(interaction_flags_machine & INTERACT_MACHINE_REQUIRES_SILICON) // First make sure the machine doesn't require silicon interaction
+	if(!issilicon(user) && !is_dextrous && !user.can_hold_items())
+		return FALSE //spiders gtfo
+	
+	if(issilicon(user)) // If we are a silicon, make sure the machine allows silicons to interact with it
+		if(!(interaction_flags_machine & INTERACT_MACHINE_ALLOW_SILICON))
 			return FALSE
 
-		if(interaction_flags_machine & INTERACT_MACHINE_REQUIRES_SIGHT)
-			if(user.is_blind())
-				to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>This machine requires sight to use.</span>")
-				return FALSE
-
-		if(!Adjacent(user)) // Next make sure we are next to the machine unless we have telekinesis
-			var/mob/living/carbon/H = L
-			if(!(istype(H) && H.has_dna() && H.dna.check_mutation(TK)))
-				return FALSE
-
-		if(L.incapacitated()) // Finally make sure we aren't incapacitated
+		if(panel_open && !(interaction_flags_machine & INTERACT_MACHINE_OPEN) && !(interaction_flags_machine & INTERACT_MACHINE_OPEN_SILICON))
 			return FALSE
 
-	else // If we aren't a silicon, living, or admin ghost, bad!
+		return TRUE //silicons don't care about petty mortal concerns like needing to be next to a machine to use it
+
+	if(living_user.incapacitated()) //idk why silicons aren't supposed to care about incapacitation when interacting with machines, but it was apparently like this before
 		return FALSE
 
-	return TRUE // If we pass all these checks, woohoo! We can interact
+	if((interaction_flags_machine & INTERACT_MACHINE_REQUIRES_SIGHT) && user.is_blind())
+		to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>This machine requires sight to use.</span>")
+		return FALSE
+
+	if(panel_open && !(interaction_flags_machine & INTERACT_MACHINE_OPEN))
+		return FALSE
+
+	if(interaction_flags_machine & INTERACT_MACHINE_REQUIRES_SILICON) //if the user was a silicon, we'd have returned out earlier, so the user must not be a silicon
+		return FALSE
+
+	if(!Adjacent(user)) // Next make sure we are next to the machine unless we have telekinesis
+		var/mob/living/carbon/carbon_user = living_user
+		if(!istype(carbon_user) || !carbon_user.has_dna() || !carbon_user.dna.check_mutation(TK))
+			return FALSE
+
+	return TRUE // If we passed all of those checks, woohoo! We can interact with this machine.
 
 /obj/machinery/proc/check_nap_violations()
 	if(!SSeconomy.full_ancap)