diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/RCD.dm b/code/game/objects/items/RCD.dm
index 70de22a709e..8b8286507f1 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/RCD.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/RCD.dm
@@ -755,12 +755,16 @@ GLOBAL_VAR_INIT(icon_holographic_window, init_holographic_window())
 /obj/item/construction/rcd/pre_attack(atom/A, mob/user, params)
 	. = ..()
 	mode = construction_mode
+	if(!A.rcd_vals(user, src))
+		return
 	rcd_create(A, user)
 	return TRUE
 
 /obj/item/construction/rcd/pre_attack_secondary(atom/target, mob/living/user, params)
 	. = ..()
 	mode = RCD_DECONSTRUCT
+	if(!target.rcd_vals(user, src))
+		return
 	rcd_create(target, user)
 	return SECONDARY_ATTACK_CANCEL_ATTACK_CHAIN