diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/cards_ids.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/cards_ids.dm
index 8b8e967dc89..69e557e1992 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/cards_ids.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/cards_ids.dm
@@ -215,11 +215,13 @@
 		user.show_message("The DNA hash on the card is [dna_hash].",1)
 		user.show_message("The fingerprint hash on the card is [fingerprint_hash].",1)
 
-/obj/item/weapon/card/id/attack_self(mob/user as mob)
-	user.visible_message("[user] shows you: [bicon(src)] [src.name]: assignment: [src.assignment]",\
-		"You flash your ID card: [bicon(src)] [src.name]: assignment: [src.assignment]")
-	src.add_fingerprint(user)
-	return
+/obj/item/weapon/card/id/attack_self(var/mob/user)
+	if(user.attack_delayer.blocked())
+		return
+	user.visible_message("[user] shows you: [bicon(src)] [name]: assignment: [assignment]",\
+		"You flash your ID card: [bicon(src)] [name]: assignment: [assignment]")
+	user.delayNextAttack(1 SECONDS)
+	add_fingerprint(user)
 
 /obj/item/weapon/card/id/GetAccess()
 	return (access | base_access)
diff --git a/code/modules/games/cards/playing_cards.dm b/code/modules/games/cards/playing_cards.dm
index 99f3ba9f431..fa5da5016ac 100644
--- a/code/modules/games/cards/playing_cards.dm
+++ b/code/modules/games/cards/playing_cards.dm
@@ -92,11 +92,14 @@
 
 	update_icon()
 
-/obj/item/toy/cards/attack_self(mob/user as mob)
+/obj/item/toy/cards/attack_self(var/mob/user)
+	if(user.attack_delayer.blocked())
+		return
 	cards = shuffle(cards)
 	playsound(user, 'sound/items/cardshuffle.ogg', 50, 1)
 	user.visible_message("<span class = 'notice'>[user] shuffles the deck.</span>",
 						 "<span class = 'notice'>You shuffle the deck.</span>")
+	user.delayNextAttack(1 SECONDS)
 
 /obj/item/toy/cards/attackby(obj/item/I, mob/living/user)
 	..()