diff --git a/code/datums/components/storage/concrete/bag_of_holding.dm b/code/datums/components/storage/concrete/bag_of_holding.dm
index e5da9adcde..9686a73b0c 100644
--- a/code/datums/components/storage/concrete/bag_of_holding.dm
+++ b/code/datums/components/storage/concrete/bag_of_holding.dm
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 /datum/component/storage/concrete/bluespace/bag_of_holding/handle_item_insertion(obj/item/W, prevent_warning = FALSE, mob/living/user)
 	var/atom/A = parent
 	if((istype(W, /obj/item/storage/backpack/holding) || count_by_type(W.GetAllContents(), /obj/item/storage/backpack/holding)))
+		var/safety = alert(user, "Doing this will have extremely dire consequences for the station and its crew. Be sure you know what you're doing.", "Put in [A.name]?", "Abort", "Proceed")
+		if(safety == "Abort" || !in_range(A, user) || !A || !W || user.incapacitated())
+			return
 		var/turf/loccheck = get_turf(A)
 		if(is_reebe(loccheck.z))
 			user.visible_message("<span class='warning'>An unseen force knocks [user] to the ground!</span>", "<span class='big_brass'>\"I think not!\"</span>")
@@ -8,9 +11,6 @@
 			return
 		if(istype(loccheck.loc, /area/fabric_of_reality))
 			to_chat(user, "<span class='danger'>You can't do that here!</span>")
-		var/safety = alert(user, "Doing this will have extremely dire consequences for the station and its crew. Be sure you know what you're doing.", "Put in [A.name]?", "Abort", "Proceed")
-		if(safety == "Abort" || !in_range(A, user) || !A || !W || user.incapacitated())
-			return
 		to_chat(user, "<span class='danger'>The Bluespace interfaces of the two devices catastrophically malfunction!</span>")
 		qdel(W)
 		playsound(loccheck,'sound/effects/supermatter.ogg', 200, 1)