diff --git a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/other_reagents.dm b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/other_reagents.dm
index a370ce2de9..6f0f0c4ec5 100644
--- a/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/other_reagents.dm
+++ b/code/modules/reagents/chemistry/reagents/other_reagents.dm
@@ -1576,13 +1576,13 @@
 /datum/reagent/magillitis
 	name = "Magillitis"
 	id = "magillitis"
-	description = "An experimental serum which causes rapid muscular growth in basic primates. Side-affects may include hypertrichosis, violent outbursts, and an unending affinity for bananas."
+	description = "An experimental serum which causes rapid muscular growth in Hominidae. Side-affects may include hypertrichosis, violent outbursts, and an unending affinity for bananas."
 	reagent_state = LIQUID
 	color = "#00f041"
 
 /datum/reagent/magillitis/on_mob_life(mob/living/carbon/M)
 	..()
-	if(ismonkey(M) && current_cycle >= 10)
+	if((ismonkey(M) || ishuman(M)) && current_cycle >= 10)
 		return M.gorillize()
 
 /datum/reagent/growthserum
diff --git a/code/modules/uplink/uplink_item.dm b/code/modules/uplink/uplink_item.dm
index 1f57ac93ce..5fdf216b2a 100644
--- a/code/modules/uplink/uplink_item.dm
+++ b/code/modules/uplink/uplink_item.dm
@@ -1313,7 +1313,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(uplink_items) // Global list so we only initialize this once.
 
 /datum/uplink_item/role_restricted/magillitis_serum
 	name = "Magillitis Serum Autoinjector"
-	desc = "A single-use autoinjector which contains an experimental serum that causes rapid muscular growth in basic primates."
+	desc = "A single-use autoinjector which contains an experimental serum that causes rapid muscular growth in Hominidae. Side-affects may include hypertrichosis, violent outbursts, and an unending affinity for bananas."
 	item = /obj/item/reagent_containers/hypospray/magillitis
 	cost = 15
 	restricted_roles = list("Geneticist", "Chief Medical Officer")