diff --git a/code/game/objects/items.dm b/code/game/objects/items.dm
index 5c0e31a4c6..609822a756 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items.dm
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@
 
 /obj/item/attack_hand(mob/living/user as mob)
 	if (!user) return
+	..()
 	if(anchored)
 		to_chat(user, span("notice", "\The [src] won't budge, you can't pick it up!"))
 		return
@@ -1020,4 +1021,4 @@ Note: This proc can be overwritten to allow for different types of auto-alignmen
 	return
 
 /obj/item/proc/get_welder()
-	return
\ No newline at end of file
+	return