diff --git a/code/modules/hydroponics/grown.dm b/code/modules/hydroponics/grown.dm
index 2d6db948e52..c4f0d15a17a 100644
--- a/code/modules/hydroponics/grown.dm
+++ b/code/modules/hydroponics/grown.dm
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@
 	var/obj/item/T
 	if(trash)
 		T = generate_trash()
-	qdel(src)
-	if(trash)
-		user.put_in_hands(T)
+		qdel(src)
+		user.putItemFromInventoryInHandIfPossible(T, user.active_hand_index, TRUE)
 		user << "<span class='notice'>You open [src]\'s shell, revealing \a [T].</span>"