diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/radio_objects.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/radio_objects.dm
index 5dff77d0704..07094ea3c7b 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/radio_objects.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/radio/radio_objects.dm
@@ -376,7 +376,10 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(default_medbay_channels, list(
 	var/turf/position = get_turf(src)
 	for(var/J in GLOB.active_jammers)
 		var/obj/item/jammer/jammer = J
-		if(get_dist(position, get_turf(jammer)) < jammer.range)
+		var/position_jammer = get_turf(jammer)
+		if(!atoms_share_level(position, position_jammer))
+			continue
+		if(get_dist(position, position_jammer) < jammer.range)
 			jammed = TRUE
 			break