diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/stacks/stack.dm b/code/game/objects/items/stacks/stack.dm
index 77aa58a1a6..32d704cdc5 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/stacks/stack.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/stacks/stack.dm
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
 			src = null //dont kill proc after del()
 			usr.before_take_item(oldsrc)
 			del(oldsrc)
-			if (istype(O,/obj/item))
+			if (istype(O,/obj/item) && istype(usr,/mob/living/carbon))
 				usr.put_in_hands(O)
 		O.add_fingerprint(usr)
 		//BubbleWrap - so newly formed boxes are empty