diff --git a/code/modules/research/xenoarchaeology/tools/tools_anoscanner.dm b/code/modules/research/xenoarchaeology/tools/tools_anoscanner.dm
index 8b1dc2f60ee..6f7e29917a8 100644
--- a/code/modules/research/xenoarchaeology/tools/tools_anoscanner.dm
+++ b/code/modules/research/xenoarchaeology/tools/tools_anoscanner.dm
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@
 /obj/item/device/ano_scanner/interact(var/mob/user as mob)
 	var/message = "Background radiation levels detected."
 	if(world.time - last_scan_time >= scan_delay)
-		spawn(0)
-			scan()
+		scan()
 		if(nearest_artifact_distance >= 0)
 			message = "Exotic energy detected on wavelength '[nearest_artifact_id]' in a radius of [nearest_artifact_distance]m"
 	else