diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_helpers.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_helpers.dm
index a22e616763..437c9d06a5 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_helpers.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/human_helpers.dm
@@ -4,24 +4,24 @@
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/can_eat(var/food, var/feedback = 1)
 	var/list/status = can_eat_status()
-	if(status[0] == HUMAN_EATING_NO_ISSUE)
+	if(status[1] == HUMAN_EATING_NO_ISSUE)
 		return 1
 	if(feedback)
-		if(status[0] == HUMAN_EATING_NO_MOUTH)
+		if(status[1] == HUMAN_EATING_NO_MOUTH)
 			src << "Where do you intend to put \the [food]? You don't have a mouth!"
-		else if(status[0] == HUMAN_EATING_BLOCKED_MOUTH)
-			src << "<span class='warning'>\The [status[1]] is in the way!</span>"
+		else if(status[1] == HUMAN_EATING_BLOCKED_MOUTH)
+			src << "<span class='warning'>\The [status[2]] is in the way!</span>"
 	return 0
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/can_force_feed(var/feeder, var/food, var/feedback = 1)
 	var/list/status = can_eat_status()
-	if(status[0] == HUMAN_EATING_NO_ISSUE)
+	if(status[1] == HUMAN_EATING_NO_ISSUE)
 		return 1
 	if(feedback)
-		if(status[0] == HUMAN_EATING_NO_MOUTH)
+		if(status[1] == HUMAN_EATING_NO_MOUTH)
 			feeder << "Where do you intend to put \the [food]? \The [src] doesn't have a mouth!"
-		else if(status[0] == HUMAN_EATING_BLOCKED_MOUTH)
-			feeder << "<span class='warning'>\The [status[1]] is in the way!</span>"
+		else if(status[1] == HUMAN_EATING_BLOCKED_MOUTH)
+			feeder << "<span class='warning'>\The [status[2]] is in the way!</span>"
 	return 0
 
 /mob/living/carbon/human/proc/can_eat_status()