diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/overlays.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/overlays.dm
index 2336b85f37..14f967f996 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/overlays.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/processing/overlays.dm
@@ -100,9 +100,11 @@ var/datum/subsystem/processing/overlays/SSoverlays
 		else
 			var/image/I = overlays[i]
 			appearance_bro.appearance = I
-			if(isturf(src))
+			if(ishuman(src))
+				overlays[i] = appearance_bro.appearance
+			else
 				appearance_bro.dir = I.dir
-			overlays[i] = appearance_bro.appearance
+				overlays[i] = appearance_bro.appearance
 
 	var/list/cached_overlays = our_overlays	//sanic
 	var/list/cached_priority = priority_overlays
@@ -131,9 +133,11 @@ var/datum/subsystem/processing/overlays/SSoverlays
 		else
 			var/image/I = overlays[i]
 			appearance_bro.appearance = I
-			if(isturf(src))
+			if(ishuman(src))
+				overlays[i] = appearance_bro.appearance
+			else
 				appearance_bro.dir = I.dir
-			overlays[i] = appearance_bro.appearance
+				overlays[i] = appearance_bro.appearance
 
 	LAZYINITLIST(our_overlays)	//always initialized after this point
 	LAZYINITLIST(priority_overlays)
@@ -182,4 +186,4 @@ var/datum/subsystem/processing/overlays/SSoverlays
 	overlays -= x
 
 /image/proc/cut_overlays(x)
-	overlays.Cut()
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+	overlays.Cut()