diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/scanners.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/scanners.dm
index 9a60d19e1f..9865f0bfb3 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/scanners.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/scanners.dm
@@ -280,18 +280,17 @@ MASS SPECTROMETER
 			to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>[cyberimp_detect]</span>")
 
 /proc/chemscan(mob/living/user, mob/living/M)
-	if(ishuman(M))
-		var/mob/living/carbon/human/H = M
-		if(H.reagents)
-			if(H.reagents.reagent_list.len)
+	if(istype(M))
+		if(M.reagents)
+			if(M.reagents.reagent_list.len)
 				to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>Subject contains the following reagents:</span>")
-				for(var/datum/reagent/R in H.reagents.reagent_list)
+				for(var/datum/reagent/R in M.reagents.reagent_list)
 					to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>[R.volume] units of [R.name][R.overdosed == 1 ? "</span> - <span class='boldannounce'>OVERDOSING</span>" : ".</span>"]")
 			else
 				to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>Subject contains no reagents.</span>")
-			if(H.reagents.addiction_list.len)
+			if(M.reagents.addiction_list.len)
 				to_chat(user, "<span class='boldannounce'>Subject is addicted to the following reagents:</span>")
-				for(var/datum/reagent/R in H.reagents.addiction_list)
+				for(var/datum/reagent/R in M.reagents.addiction_list)
 					to_chat(user, "<span class='danger'>[R.name]</span>")
 			else
 				to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>Subject is not addicted to any reagents.</span>")