diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/give.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/give.dm
index e9e3392dd4..5c4be494ee 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/give.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/give.dm
@@ -37,6 +37,6 @@
 		usr << "<span class='warning'>Their hands are full.</span>"
 		return
 
-	usr.unEquip(I)
-	target.put_in_hands(I) // If this fails it will just end up on the floor, but that's fitting for things like dionaea.
-	target.visible_message("<span class='notice'>\The [usr] handed \the [I] to \the [target].</span>")
+	if(usr.unEquip(I))
+		target.put_in_hands(I) // If this fails it will just end up on the floor, but that's fitting for things like dionaea.
+		target.visible_message("<span class='notice'>\The [usr] handed \the [I] to \the [target].</span>")