diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
index aa2ae7930ac..3b098e3cd26 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/living.dm
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@
 // Override if a certain mob should be behave differently when placing items (can't, for example)
 /mob/living/stripPanelEquip(obj/item/what, mob/who, where, var/silent = 0)
 	what = get_active_hand()
-	if(what && what.flags & NODROP)
+	if(what && (what.flags & NODROP))
 		to_chat(src, "<span class='warning'>You can't put \the [what.name] on [who], it's stuck to your hand!</span>")
 		return
 	if(what)
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@
 			visible_message("<span class='notice'>[src] tries to put [what] on [who].</span>")
 		if(do_mob(src, who, what.put_on_delay))
 			if(what && Adjacent(who) && !(what.flags & NODROP))
-				unEquip(what)	
+				unEquip(what)
 				who.equip_to_slot_if_possible(what, where, 0, 1)
 				add_attack_logs(src, who, "Equipped [what]")