diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/storage/storage.dm b/code/game/objects/items/storage/storage.dm
index fde59f2dd7f..b1b46651783 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/storage/storage.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/storage/storage.dm
@@ -560,6 +560,7 @@
 				return do_refill(I, user)
 
 	if(!can_be_inserted(I))
+		open(user)
 		return FALSE
 	return handle_item_insertion(I, FALSE, user)