diff --git a/code/game/machinery/cryopod.dm b/code/game/machinery/cryopod.dm
index 745b1c62e5e..48793165d00 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/cryopod.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/cryopod.dm
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@
 		willing = 1
 
 	if(willing)
-		if(!(L in range(1,src)))
+		if(!Adjacent(L))
 			to_chat(user, "<span class='boldnotice'>You're not close enough to \the [src].</span>")
 			return
 		if(L == user)