diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/control_wand.dm b/code/game/objects/items/control_wand.dm
index 928050f0a37..b2d1b28796f 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/control_wand.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/control_wand.dm
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 	if(!target_interface)
 		return
 
-	user.set_machine(user)
+	user.set_machine(src)
 	// Generate a control packet.
 	var/datum/netdata/data = new(list("data" = mode,"data_secondary" = "toggle"))
 	data.receiver_id = target_interface.hardware_id