diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/scanners.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/scanners.dm
index e1cc636ee..c8f3ef54f 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/scanners.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/scanners.dm
@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@ GENE SCANNER
 
 	if(ishuman(M))
 		var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = M
-		H.scan_animation()
+		if (user.stat == 0) //no more ghost scans
+			H.scan_animation()
 
 		if(H.undergoing_cardiac_arrest() && H.stat != DEAD)
 			to_chat(user, "<span class='danger'>Subject suffering from heart attack: Apply defibrillation or other electric shock immediately!</span>")