diff --git a/code/modules/surgery/advanced/wingreconstruction.dm b/code/modules/surgery/advanced/wingreconstruction.dm
index 9b0f5f1d774..33ccc5a6811 100644
--- a/code/modules/surgery/advanced/wingreconstruction.dm
+++ b/code/modules/surgery/advanced/wingreconstruction.dm
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@
 /datum/surgery/advanced/wing_reconstruction/can_start(mob/user, mob/living/carbon/target)
 	if(!istype(target))
 		return FALSE
-	return ..() && target.dna.features["moth_wings"] == "Burnt Off" && ismoth(target)
+	var/obj/item/organ/external/wings/moth/wings = target.getorganslot(ORGAN_SLOT_EXTERNAL_WINGS)
+	if(!istype(wings, /obj/item/organ/external/wings/moth))
+		return FALSE
+	return ..() && wings?.burnt
 
 /datum/surgery_step/wing_reconstruction
 	name = "start wing reconstruction"
@@ -38,7 +41,8 @@
 			span_notice("[user] completes the surgery on [target]'s wings."))
 		display_pain(target, "You can feel your wings again!")
 		var/obj/item/organ/external/wings/moth/wings = target.getorganslot(ORGAN_SLOT_EXTERNAL_WINGS)
-		wings?.heal_wings()
+		if(istype(wings, /obj/item/organ/external/wings/moth)) //make sure we only heal moth wings.
+			wings.heal_wings()
 
 		var/obj/item/organ/external/antennae/antennae = target.getorganslot(ORGAN_SLOT_EXTERNAL_ANTENNAE) //i mean we might aswell heal their antennae too
 		antennae?.heal_antennae()