diff --git a/code/modules/research/xenoarchaeology/machinery/analysis_hyperspectral.dm b/code/modules/research/xenoarchaeology/machinery/analysis_hyperspectral.dm
index 8750025a7f9..7b6eaa7340e 100644
--- a/code/modules/research/xenoarchaeology/machinery/analysis_hyperspectral.dm
+++ b/code/modules/research/xenoarchaeology/machinery/analysis_hyperspectral.dm
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ obj/machinery/anomaly/hyperspectral/process()
 		icon_state = "scanner_active"
 	else if(prob(10))
 		icon_state = "scanner"
-		flick(src"scanner_active")
+		flick(src, "scanner_active")
 
 obj/machinery/anomaly/hyperspectral/ScanResults()
 	var/results = "The scan was inconclusive. Check sample integrity and carrier consistency."