diff --git a/code/game/objects/items.dm b/code/game/objects/items.dm
index af7b69516d..3dbeda5ff5 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items.dm
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ GLOBAL_VAR_INIT(embedpocalypse, FALSE) // if true, all items will be able to emb
 
 /obj/item/MouseEntered(location, control, params)
 	SEND_SIGNAL(src, COMSIG_ITEM_MOUSE_ENTER, location, control, params)
-	if((item_flags & IN_INVENTORY || item_flags & IN_STORAGE) && usr.client.prefs.enable_tips && !QDELETED(src) || isobserver(usr))
+	if((item_flags & IN_INVENTORY || item_flags & IN_STORAGE) && usr.client.prefs.enable_tips && !QDELETED(src))
 		var/timedelay = usr.client.prefs.tip_delay/100
 		var/user = usr
 		tip_timer = addtimer(CALLBACK(src, .proc/openTip, location, control, params, user), timedelay, TIMER_STOPPABLE)//timer takes delay in deciseconds, but the pref is in milliseconds. dividing by 100 converts it.
@@ -900,7 +900,7 @@ GLOBAL_VAR_INIT(embedpocalypse, FALSE) // if true, all items will be able to emb
 	remove_outline()
 
 /obj/item/proc/apply_outline(colour = null)
-	if(!(item_flags & IN_INVENTORY || item_flags & IN_STORAGE) || QDELETED(src))
+	if(!(item_flags & IN_INVENTORY || item_flags & IN_STORAGE) || QDELETED(src) || isobserver(usr))
 		return
 	if(usr.client)
 		if(!usr.client.prefs.outline_enabled)