diff --git a/code/game/objects/devices/PDA/cart.dm b/code/game/objects/devices/PDA/cart.dm
index b715f080d42..1449807e526 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/devices/PDA/cart.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/devices/PDA/cart.dm
@@ -612,9 +612,9 @@ Code:
 						blood[main_blood] = A.blood_DNA[blood]
 			return 1
 		var/list/sum_list[4]	//Pack it back up!
-		sum_list[1] = A.fingerprints
-		sum_list[2] = A.suit_fibers
-		sum_list[3] = A.blood_DNA
+		sum_list[1] = A.fingerprints.Copy()
+		sum_list[2] = A.suit_fibers.Copy()
+		sum_list[3] = A.blood_DNA.Copy()
 		sum_list[4] = "\The [A] in \the [get_area(A)]"
 		stored_data["\ref [A]"] = sum_list
 		return 0
diff --git a/code/modules/DetectiveWork/detective_work.dm b/code/modules/DetectiveWork/detective_work.dm
index 918a43d1c90..d30bf69e5b6 100644
--- a/code/modules/DetectiveWork/detective_work.dm
+++ b/code/modules/DetectiveWork/detective_work.dm
@@ -513,10 +513,10 @@ obj/machinery/computer/forensic_scanning
 						prints[print] = atom_fingerprints[print]
 		else
 			var/list/templist[4]
-			templist[1] = atom_suit_fibers
-			templist[2] = atom_blood_DNA
+			templist[1] = atom_suit_fibers.Copy()
+			templist[2] = atom_blood_DNA.Copy()
 			templist[3] = atom_name
-			templist[4] = atom_fingerprints
+			templist[4] = atom_fingerprints.Copy()
 			misc[atom_reference] = templist	//Store it!
 		//Has prints.
 		if(atom_fingerprints)
@@ -560,17 +560,17 @@ obj/machinery/computer/forensic_scanning
 					//It's not in there!  We gotta add it.
 					update_fingerprints(main_print, atom_fingerprints[main_print])
 					var/list/data_point[4]
-					data_point[1] = atom_fingerprints
-					data_point[2] = atom_suit_fibers
-					data_point[3] = atom_blood_DNA
+					data_point[1] = atom_fingerprints.Copy()
+					data_point[2] = atom_suit_fibers.Copy()
+					data_point[3] = atom_blood_DNA.Copy()
 					data_point[4] = atom_name
 					data_entry[atom_reference] = data_point
 					continue
 				//No print at all!  New data entry, go!
 				var/list/data_point[4]
-				data_point[1] = atom_fingerprints
-				data_point[2] = atom_suit_fibers
-				data_point[3] = atom_blood_DNA
+				data_point[1] = atom_fingerprints.Copy()
+				data_point[2] = atom_suit_fibers.Copy()
+				data_point[3] = atom_blood_DNA.Copy()
 				data_point[4] = atom_name
 				var/list/new_file[2]
 				new_file[1] = atom_fingerprints[main_print]
diff --git a/code/modules/DetectiveWork/scanner.dm b/code/modules/DetectiveWork/scanner.dm
index 65285684049..26f30bd9525 100644
--- a/code/modules/DetectiveWork/scanner.dm
+++ b/code/modules/DetectiveWork/scanner.dm
@@ -164,9 +164,9 @@
 						blood[main_blood] = A.blood_DNA[blood]
 			return 1
 		var/list/sum_list[4]	//Pack it back up!
-		sum_list[1] = A.fingerprints
-		sum_list[2] = A.suit_fibers
-		sum_list[3] = A.blood_DNA
+		sum_list[1] = A.fingerprints.Copy()
+		sum_list[2] = A.suit_fibers.Copy()
+		sum_list[3] = A.blood_DNA.Copy()
 		sum_list[4] = "\The [A] in \the [get_area(A)]"
 		stored["\ref [A]"] = sum_list
 		return 0
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