diff --git a/code/__HELPERS/reagents.dm b/code/__HELPERS/reagents.dm
index fa655efce4..0ecf82b191 100644
--- a/code/__HELPERS/reagents.dm
+++ b/code/__HELPERS/reagents.dm
@@ -101,3 +101,9 @@
 		return GLOB.chemical_reagents_list[input]
 	else
 		return null
+
+//Checks for if the given reagent R is invalid to process for its passed owner.
+/proc/is_reagent_processing_invalid(datum/reagent/R, mob/living/owner)
+	if(!R || !owner)
+		return TRUE
+	return ((HAS_TRAIT(owner, TRAIT_ROBOTIC_ORGANISM) && !(R.chemical_flags & REAGENT_ROBOTIC_PROCESS)) || (!HAS_TRAIT(owner, TRAIT_ROBOTIC_ORGANISM) && !(R.chemical_flags & REAGENT_ORGANIC_PROCESS)))
diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/scanners.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/scanners.dm
index 0bf7b13646..3ded0310dd 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/scanners.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/scanners.dm
@@ -467,7 +467,8 @@ GENETICS SCANNER
 				if(length(reagents))
 					msg += "<span class='notice'>Subject contains the following reagents:</span>\n"
 					for(var/datum/reagent/R in reagents)
-						msg += "<span class='notice'>[R.volume] units of [R.name][R.overdosed == 1 ? "</span> - <span class='boldannounce'>OVERDOSING</span>" : ".</span>"]\n"
+						var/invalid_reagent = is_reagent_processing_invalid(R, M)
+						msg += "<span class='notice'>[invalid_reagent ? "<font color='grey'>" : ""][R.volume] units of [R.name][invalid_reagent ? "</font>" : ""][R.overdosed == 1 ? "</span> - <span class='boldannounce'>OVERDOSING</span>" : ".</span>"]\n"
 				else
 					msg += "<span class='notice'>Subject contains no reagents.</span>\n"
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/life.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/life.dm
index 278aeebb22..196c5ff654 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/life.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/life.dm
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 //Procs called while dead
 /mob/living/carbon/proc/handle_death()
 	for(var/datum/reagent/R in reagents.reagent_list)
-		if(R.chemical_flags & REAGENT_DEAD_PROCESS && ((HAS_TRAIT(src, TRAIT_ROBOTIC_ORGANISM) && (R.chemical_flags & REAGENT_ROBOTIC_PROCESS)) || (!HAS_TRAIT(src, TRAIT_ROBOTIC_ORGANISM) && (R.chemical_flags & REAGENT_ORGANIC_PROCESS))))
+		if(R.chemical_flags & REAGENT_DEAD_PROCESS && !is_reagent_processing_invalid(R, src))
 			R.on_mob_dead(src)
 
 ///////////////
diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/holder.dm b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/holder.dm
index 3d5514544e..7c563b3cb1 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/holder.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/holder.dm
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@
 	if(owner && reagent)
 		if(!owner.reagent_check(reagent, delta_time, times_fired) != TRUE)
 			return
-		if((HAS_TRAIT(owner, TRAIT_ROBOTIC_ORGANISM) && !(reagent.chemical_flags & REAGENT_ROBOTIC_PROCESS)) || (!HAS_TRAIT(owner, TRAIT_ROBOTIC_ORGANISM) && !(reagent.chemical_flags & REAGENT_ORGANIC_PROCESS)))
+		if(is_reagent_processing_invalid(reagent, owner))
 			return reagent.on_invalid_process(owner, delta_time, times_fired)
 		if(liverless && !reagent.self_consuming) //need to be metabolized
 			return