diff --git a/code/modules/resleeving/implant.dm b/code/modules/resleeving/implant.dm
index fa8e5ae0dc..c384ce9342 100644
--- a/code/modules/resleeving/implant.dm
+++ b/code/modules/resleeving/implant.dm
@@ -93,7 +93,10 @@
 			user << "<span class='warning'>\The [src] is already full!</span>"
 
 /obj/item/weapon/backup_implanter/attack(mob/M as mob, mob/user as mob)
-	if (!istype(M, /mob/living/carbon) || hasImplant) //CHOMPEDIT: Checking if we already have an implant
+	if (!istype(M, /mob/living/carbon))
+		return
+	var//mob/living/carbon/implantee = M//CHOMPEDIT implant check
+	if (implantee.hasImplant)
 		return
 	if (user && imps.len)
 		M.visible_message("<span class='notice'>[user] is injecting a backup implant into [M].</span>")
@@ -108,7 +111,7 @@
 
 				var/obj/item/weapon/implant/backup/imp = imps[imps.len]
 				if(imp.implanted(M))
-					M.hasImplant = 1 //CHOMPEDIT Chanigng our hasimplant var to 1 to symbolize we were backed up
+					implantee.hasImplant = 1 //CHOMPEDIT Chanigng our hasimplant var to 1 to symbolize we were backed up
 					imp.forceMove(M)
 					imps -= imp
 					imp.imp_in = M