diff --git a/code/modules/projectiles/projectile/special.dm b/code/modules/projectiles/projectile/special.dm
index 3bb1158875..1b9a7cfa2f 100644
--- a/code/modules/projectiles/projectile/special.dm
+++ b/code/modules/projectiles/projectile/special.dm
@@ -60,20 +60,21 @@
 			//		V.show_message("\red [M] is mutated by the radiation beam.", 3, "\red You hear the snapping of twigs.", 2)
 				if(prob(80))
 					randmutb(M)
-					domutcheck(M,null,1)
+					domutcheck(M,null)
 				else
 					randmutg(M)
-					domutcheck(M,null,1)
+					domutcheck(M,null)
 			else
 				M.adjustFireLoss(rand(5,15))
 				M.show_message("\red The radiation beam singes you!")
 			//	for (var/mob/V in viewers(src))
 			//		V.show_message("\red [M] is singed by the radiation beam.", 3, "\red You hear the crackle of burning leaves.", 2)
-		else
+		else if(istype(target, /mob/living/carbon/))
 		//	for (var/mob/V in viewers(src))
 		//		V.show_message("The radiation beam dissipates harmlessly through [M]", 3)
 			M.show_message("\blue The radiation beam dissipates harmlessly through your body.")
-		return ..()
+		else
+			return 1
 
 /obj/item/projectile/energy/florayield
 	name = "beta somatoray"
@@ -88,8 +89,7 @@
 		if(istype(target, /mob/living/carbon/human) && M:mutantrace == "plant") //These rays make plantmen fat.
 			if(M.nutrition < 500) //sanity check
 				M.nutrition += 30
-		else
-		//	for (var/mob/V in viewers(src))
-		//		V.show_message("The radiation beam dissipates harmlessly through [M]", 3)
+		else if (istype(target, /mob/living/carbon/))
 			M.show_message("\blue The radiation beam dissipates harmlessly through your body.")
-		return ..()
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+		else
+			return 1
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