diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/examine.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/examine.dm
index 04ec0454f8..84da74e9a9 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/examine.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/carbon/human/examine.dm
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@
 	if(bleedsuppress)
 		msg += "[t_He] [t_is] bandaged with something.\n"
 	else if(bleed_rate)
-		if(reagents.has_reagent("heparin"))
+		if(bleed_rate >= 8) //8 is the rate at which heparin causes you to bleed
 			msg += "<b>[t_He] [t_is] bleeding uncontrollably!</b>\n"
 		else
 			msg += "<B>[t_He] [t_is] bleeding!</B>\n"