diff --git a/code/modules/integrated_electronics/subtypes/logic.dm b/code/modules/integrated_electronics/subtypes/logic.dm
index 5ca10106c6..41917f2a44 100644
--- a/code/modules/integrated_electronics/subtypes/logic.dm
+++ b/code/modules/integrated_electronics/subtypes/logic.dm
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 /obj/item/integrated_circuit/logic/binary/proc/do_compare(var/datum/integrated_io/A, var/datum/integrated_io/B)
 	return FALSE
 
+/obj/item/integrated_circuit/logic/binary/proc/comparable(var/datum/integrated_io/A, var/datum/integrated_io/B)
+	return (isnum(A.data) && isnum(B.data)) || (istext(A.data) && istext(B.data))
+
 /obj/item/integrated_circuit/logic/unary
 	inputs = list("A" = IC_PINTYPE_ANY)
 	activators = list("compare" = IC_PINTYPE_PULSE_IN, "on compare" = IC_PINTYPE_PULSE_OUT)
@@ -176,7 +179,8 @@
 	spawn_flags = IC_SPAWN_DEFAULT|IC_SPAWN_RESEARCH
 
 /obj/item/integrated_circuit/logic/binary/less_than/do_compare(var/datum/integrated_io/A, var/datum/integrated_io/B)
-	return A.data < B.data
+	if(comparable(A, B))
+		return A.data < B.data
 
 /obj/item/integrated_circuit/logic/binary/less_than_or_equal
 	name = "less than or equal gate"
@@ -185,7 +189,8 @@
 	spawn_flags = IC_SPAWN_DEFAULT|IC_SPAWN_RESEARCH
 
 /obj/item/integrated_circuit/logic/binary/less_than_or_equal/do_compare(var/datum/integrated_io/A, var/datum/integrated_io/B)
-	return A.data <= B.data
+	if(comparable(A, B))
+		return A.data <= B.data
 
 /obj/item/integrated_circuit/logic/binary/greater_than
 	name = "greater than gate"
@@ -194,7 +199,8 @@
 	spawn_flags = IC_SPAWN_DEFAULT|IC_SPAWN_RESEARCH
 
 /obj/item/integrated_circuit/logic/binary/greater_than/do_compare(var/datum/integrated_io/A, var/datum/integrated_io/B)
-	return A.data > B.data
+	if(comparable(A, B))
+		return A.data > B.data
 
 /obj/item/integrated_circuit/logic/binary/greater_than_or_equal
 	name = "greater_than or equal gate"
@@ -203,7 +209,8 @@
 	spawn_flags = IC_SPAWN_DEFAULT|IC_SPAWN_RESEARCH
 
 /obj/item/integrated_circuit/logic/binary/greater_than_or_equal/do_compare(var/datum/integrated_io/A, var/datum/integrated_io/B)
-	return A.data >= B.data
+	if(comparable(A, B))
+		return A.data >= B.data
 
 /obj/item/integrated_circuit/logic/unary/not
 	name = "not gate"