diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/scanners.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/scanners.dm
index 8fdeaa0f9f..db29614f20 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/scanners.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/scanners.dm
@@ -718,8 +718,9 @@ GENETICS SCANNER
 			to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>Pressure: [round(pressure,0.01)] kPa</span>")
 
 			for(var/id in air_contents.get_gases())
-				var/gas_concentration = air_contents.get_moles(id)/total_moles
-				to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>[GLOB.meta_gas_names[id]]: [round(gas_concentration*100, 0.01)] % ([round(air_contents.get_moles(id), 0.01)] mol)</span>")
+				if(air_contents.get_moles(id) >= 0.005)
+					var/gas_concentration = air_contents.get_moles(id)/total_moles
+					to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>[GLOB.meta_gas_names[id]]: [round(gas_concentration*100, 0.01)] % ([round(air_contents.get_moles(id), 0.01)] mol)</span>")
 			to_chat(user, "<span class='notice'>Temperature: [round(temperature - T0C,0.01)] &deg;C ([round(temperature, 0.01)] K)</span>")
 
 		else