diff --git a/code/game/machinery/iv_drip.dm b/code/game/machinery/iv_drip.dm
index 03c60be91c..7284b3c738 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/iv_drip.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/iv_drip.dm
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@
 		to_chat(usr, "<span class='danger'>The drip beeps: Warning, incompatible creature!</span>")
 		return
 
+	var/mob/living/L
+	if(isliving(target))
+		L = target
+		if(!L.can_inject(usr, 1))
+			return
+
 	if(Adjacent(target) && usr.Adjacent(target))
 		if(beaker)
 			usr.visible_message("<span class='warning'>[usr] attaches [src] to [target].</span>", "<span class='notice'>You attach [src] to [target].</span>")