diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/devices/scanners.dm b/code/game/objects/items/devices/scanners.dm
index 3f40f82fe0ae..6f11fe4ebac1 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/devices/scanners.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/devices/scanners.dm
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ GENE SCANNER
 
 // Used by the PDA medical scanner too
 /proc/healthscan(mob/user, mob/living/M, mode = SCANNER_VERBOSE, advanced = FALSE)
-	if(isliving(user) && (user.incapacitated()))
+	if(isliving(user) && (user.incapacitated() || user.is_blind()))
 		return
 
 	// the final list of strings to render
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ GENE SCANNER
 /obj/item/analyzer/attack_self(mob/user)
 	add_fingerprint(user)
 
-	if (user.stat)
+	if (user.stat || user.is_blind())
 		return
 
 	var/turf/location = user.loc
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ GENE SCANNER
 	custom_materials = list(/datum/material/iron=30, /datum/material/glass=20)
 
 /obj/item/slime_scanner/attack(mob/living/M, mob/living/user)
-	if(user.stat)
+	if(user.stat || user.is_blind())
 		return
 	if (!isslime(M))
 		to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>This device can only scan slimes!</span>")