diff --git a/code/modules/antagonists/eldritch_cult/eldritch_items.dm b/code/modules/antagonists/eldritch_cult/eldritch_items.dm
index 0dd9cf6bea..1f7eb4ab8b 100644
--- a/code/modules/antagonists/eldritch_cult/eldritch_items.dm
+++ b/code/modules/antagonists/eldritch_cult/eldritch_items.dm
@@ -218,8 +218,8 @@
 	flags_inv = NONE
 	flags_cover = NONE
 	desc = "Black like tar, doesn't reflect any light. Runic symbols line the outside, with each flash you lose comprehension of what you are seeing."
-	item_flags = EXAMINE_SKIP
 	armor = list("melee" = 30, "bullet" = 30, "laser" = 30,"energy" = 30, "bomb" = 15, "bio" = 0, "rad" = 0, "fire" = 0, "acid" = 0)
+	obj_flags = NONE | EXAMINE_SKIP
 
 /obj/item/clothing/suit/hooded/cultrobes/void
 	name = "void cloak"
@@ -242,9 +242,10 @@
 		//We need to account for the hood shenanigans, and that way we can make sure items always fit, even if one of the slots is used by the fucking hood.
 		if(suittoggled)
 			to_chat(carbon_user,"<span class='notice'>The light shifts around you making the cloak invisible!</span>")
-		else
+			obj_flags |= EXAMINE_SKIP
+		else if(obj_flags & EXAMINE_SKIP) // ensures that it won't toggle visibility if raising the hood failed
 			to_chat(carbon_user,"<span class='notice'>The kaleidoscope of colours collapses around you, as the cloak shifts to visibility!</span>")
-		item_flags = suittoggled ? EXAMINE_SKIP : ~EXAMINE_SKIP
+			obj_flags ^= EXAMINE_SKIP
 	else
 		to_chat(carbon_user,"<span class='danger'>You can't force the hood onto your head!</span>")
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/examine.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/examine.dm
index 31ab636ceb..aa14fe6013 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/examine.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/examine.dm
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@
 
 		. += "[t_He] [t_is] wearing [w_uniform.get_examine_string(user)][accessory_msg]."
 	//head
-	if(head && !(head.item_flags & EXAMINE_SKIP))
+	if(head && !(head.obj_flags & EXAMINE_SKIP))
 		. += "[t_He] [t_is] wearing [head.get_examine_string(user)] on [t_his] head."
 	//suit/armor
-	if(wear_suit && !(wear_suit.item_flags & EXAMINE_SKIP))
+	if(wear_suit && !(wear_suit.obj_flags & EXAMINE_SKIP))
 		. += "[t_He] [t_is] wearing [wear_suit.get_examine_string(user)]."
 		//suit/armor storage
 		if(s_store && !(SLOT_S_STORE in obscured))