diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers.dm b/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers.dm
index b31b5c600d..3bb6b50938 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers.dm
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 	w_class = WEIGHT_CLASS_TINY
 	var/amount_per_transfer_from_this = 5
 	var/list/possible_transfer_amounts = list(5,10,15,20,25,30)
+	var/APTFT_altclick = TRUE //will the set amount_per_transfer_from_this proc be called on AltClick() ?
 	var/volume = 30
 	var/reagent_flags
 	var/list/list_reagents = null
@@ -19,20 +20,12 @@
 	var/container_HP = 2
 	var/cached_icon
 
-/obj/item/reagent_containers/verb/set_APTFT(mob/user) //set amount_per_transfer_from_this
-	set name = "Set Transfer Amount"
-	set category = "Object"
-	var/N = input("Amount per transfer from this:","[src]") as null|anything in possible_transfer_amounts
-	if(N)
-		amount_per_transfer_from_this = N
-		to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>[src]'s transfer amount is now [amount_per_transfer_from_this] units.</span>")
-
 /obj/item/reagent_containers/Initialize(mapload, vol)
 	. = ..()
 	if(isnum(vol) && vol > 0)
 		volume = vol
-	if(!possible_transfer_amounts)
-		src.verbs -= /obj/item/reagent_containers/verb/set_APTFT
+	if(length(possible_transfer_amounts))
+		verbs += /obj/item/reagent_containers/proc/set_APTFT
 	create_reagents(volume, reagent_flags)
 	if(spawned_disease)
 		var/datum/disease/F = new spawned_disease()
@@ -48,8 +41,18 @@
 
 /obj/item/reagent_containers/AltClick(mob/user)
 	. = ..()
-	if(possible_transfer_amounts && user.Adjacent(src))
+	if(APTFT_altclick && length(possible_transfer_amounts) > 1 && user.canUseTopic(src, BE_CLOSE, NO_DEXTERY))
 		set_APTFT()
+		return TRUE
+
+/obj/item/reagent_containers/proc/set_APTFT(mob/user) //set amount_per_transfer_from_this
+	set name = "Set Transfer Amount"
+	set category = "Object"
+	set waitfor = FALSE
+	var/N = input("Amount per transfer from this:","[src]") as null|anything in possible_transfer_amounts
+	if(N)
+		amount_per_transfer_from_this = N
+		to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>[src]'s transfer amount is now [amount_per_transfer_from_this] units.</span>")
 
 /obj/item/reagent_containers/proc/add_initial_reagents()
 	if(list_reagents)
diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/hypovial.dm b/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/hypovial.dm
index 1f83e895bb..9dd51c43ae 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/hypovial.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/hypovial.dm
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 	var/comes_with = list() //Easy way of doing this.
 	volume = 10
 	possible_transfer_amounts = list(1,2,5,10)
+	APTFT_altclick = FALSE
 	obj_flags = UNIQUE_RENAME
 	unique_reskin = list("hypovial" = "hypovial",
 						"red hypovial" = "hypovial-b",
diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/rags.dm b/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/rags.dm
index d09b18f244..683a26d2cb 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/rags.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/rags.dm
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 	reagent_flags = REFILLABLE | DRAINABLE
 	amount_per_transfer_from_this = 5
 	possible_transfer_amounts = list()
+	APTFT_altclick = FALSE
 	volume = 5
 	spillable = FALSE
 	var/wipe_sound
diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/sleeper_buffer.dm b/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/sleeper_buffer.dm
index 044dab2924..d353174c06 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/sleeper_buffer.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/reagent_containers/sleeper_buffer.dm
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@
 	spillable = TRUE
 	resistance_flags = ACID_PROOF
 	amount_per_transfer_from_this = 0
-	possible_transfer_amounts = list(0)
+	possible_transfer_amounts = list()