diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/extinguisher.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/extinguisher.dm
index 70037b0a772..3a57eae84c2 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/extinguisher.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/extinguisher.dm
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 
 
 /obj/item/weapon/extinguisher/afterattack(atom/target, mob/user , flag)
-	if(Adjacent(target))
+	if(get_dist(src,target) <= 1)
 		if((istype(target, /obj/structure/reagent_dispensers)))
 			var/obj/o = target
 			var/list/badshit=list()