diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/traitordevices.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/traitordevices.dm
index c49dba813f6..b90f987adf5 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/traitordevices.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/traitordevices.dm
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ effective or pretty fucking useless.
 	popup.open()
 
 /obj/item/device/rad_laser/Topic(href, href_list)
-	if(!usr.canmove || usr.stat || usr.restrained() || !in_range(loc, usr))
+	if(..())
 		return 1
 
 	usr.set_machine(src)