diff --git a/code/modules/pda/PDA.dm b/code/modules/pda/PDA.dm
index f7d5e0f7163..a25bd67af91 100755
--- a/code/modules/pda/PDA.dm
+++ b/code/modules/pda/PDA.dm
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(PDAs)
 		return 0
 
 	var/mob/M = loc
-	if(M.incapacitated())
+	if(M.incapacitated(ignore_lying = TRUE))
 		return 0
 	if((src in M.contents) || ( istype(loc, /turf) && in_range(src, M) ))
 		return 1