diff --git a/code/modules/detectivework/tools/rag.dm b/code/modules/detectivework/tools/rag.dm
index 300c48ee4c3..6887ef1fbaf 100644
--- a/code/modules/detectivework/tools/rag.dm
+++ b/code/modules/detectivework/tools/rag.dm
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
 		return
 
 	if(!on_fire && istype(A) && (src in user))
-		if(A.is_open_container())
+		if(A.is_open_container() && !(A in user))
 			remove_contents(user, A)
 		else if(!ismob(A)) //mobs are handled in attack() - this prevents us from wiping down people while smothering them.
 			wipe_down(A, user)