diff --git a/code/game/machinery/harvester.dm b/code/game/machinery/harvester.dm
index b5fd04a98f2..63a48dcd976 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/harvester.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/harvester.dm
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 	var/harvesting = FALSE
 	var/warming_up = FALSE
 	var/list/operation_order = list() //Order of wich we harvest limbs.
+	var/output_dir = SOUTH //Direction to drop the limbs in
 	var/allow_clothing = FALSE
 	var/allow_living = FALSE
 
@@ -58,6 +59,12 @@
 
 /obj/machinery/harvester/AltClick(mob/user)
 	. = ..()
+	if(!user.can_perform_action(src))
+		return
+	if(panel_open)
+		output_dir = turn(output_dir, -90)
+		to_chat(user, span_notice("You change [src]'s output settings, setting the output to [dir2text(output_dir)]."))
+		return
 	if(!can_interact(user))
 		return
 	if(harvesting || !user || !isliving(user) || state_open)
@@ -121,17 +128,7 @@
 	if(!LAZYLEN(operation_order)) //The list is empty, so we're done here
 		end_harvesting(success = TRUE)
 		return
-	var/turf/target
-	for(var/adir in list(EAST,NORTH,SOUTH,WEST))
-		var/turf/T = get_step(src,adir)
-		if(!T)
-			continue
-		if(isclosedturf(T))
-			continue
-		target = T
-		break
-	if(!target)
-		target = get_turf(src)
+	var/turf/target = get_step(src, output_dir)
 	for(var/obj/item/bodypart/BP in operation_order) //first we do non-essential limbs
 		BP.drop_limb()
 		C.emote("scream")
@@ -219,4 +216,4 @@
 	else if(!harvesting)
 		. += span_notice("Alt-click [src] to start harvesting.")
 	if(in_range(user, src) || isobserver(user))
-		. += span_notice("The status display reads: Harvest speed at <b>[interval*0.1]</b> seconds per organ.")
+		. += span_notice("The status display reads: Harvest speed at <b>[interval*0.1]</b> seconds per organ. Outputting to the <b>[dir2text(output_dir)]</b>.")