diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/scanners.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/scanners.dm
index 57c5a22de0..bd080fe3e7 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/scanners.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/scanners.dm
@@ -407,19 +407,19 @@ SLIME SCANNER
 	// Blood Level
 	if(M.has_dna())
 		var/mob/living/carbon/C = M
-		var/blood_id = C.get_blood_id()
+		var/blood_typepath = C.get_blood_id()
 		if(blood_id)
 			if(ishuman(C))
 				if(H.bleed_rate)
 					msg += "<span class='danger'>Subject is bleeding!</span>\n"
 			var/blood_percent =  round((C.scan_blood_volume() / (BLOOD_VOLUME_NORMAL * C.blood_ratio))*100)
 			var/blood_type = C.dna.blood_type
-			if(blood_id != ("blood" || "jellyblood"))//special blood substance
-				var/datum/reagent/R = GLOB.chemical_reagents_list[blood_id]
+			if(blood_typepath != /datum/reagent/blood && blood_typepath != /datum/reagent/blood/jellyblood)
+				var/datum/reagent/R = GLOB.chemical_reagents_list[blood_typepath]
 				if(R)
 					blood_type = R.name
 				else
-					blood_type = blood_id
+					blood_type = blood_typepath
 			if(C.scan_blood_volume() <= (BLOOD_VOLUME_SAFE*C.blood_ratio) && C.scan_blood_volume() > (BLOOD_VOLUME_OKAY*C.blood_ratio))
 				msg += "<span class='danger'>LOW blood level [blood_percent] %, [C.scan_blood_volume()] cl,</span> <span class='info'>type: [blood_type]</span>\n"
 			else if(C.scan_blood_volume() <= (BLOOD_VOLUME_OKAY*C.blood_ratio))