diff --git a/monkestation/code/modules/botany/tools.dm b/monkestation/code/modules/botany/tools.dm
index 47d392e4549e..e10db76511da 100644
--- a/monkestation/code/modules/botany/tools.dm
+++ b/monkestation/code/modules/botany/tools.dm
@@ -1,23 +1,28 @@
 /obj/item/shovel/spade/pre_attack(atom/A, mob/living/user, params)
+	if(user.istate & ISTATE_HARM)
+		return ..()
 	if(A.GetComponent(/datum/component/plant_growing))
-		if(!do_after(user, 3 SECONDS, A))
-			return ..()
-		SEND_SIGNAL(A, COMSIG_PLANTER_REMOVE_PLANTS)
+		if(do_after(user, 3 SECONDS, A))
+			SEND_SIGNAL(A, COMSIG_PLANTER_REMOVE_PLANTS)
 		return TRUE
-	. = ..()
+	return ..()
 
 /obj/item/cultivator/pre_attack(atom/A, mob/living/user, params)
+	if(user.istate & ISTATE_HARM)
+		return ..()
 	if(SEND_SIGNAL(A, COMSIG_GROWING_ADJUST_WEED, -10))
 		user.visible_message(span_notice("[user] uproots the weeds."), span_notice("You remove the weeds from [src]."))
 		return TRUE
-	. = ..()
+	return ..()
 
 /obj/item/secateurs/pre_attack(atom/A, mob/living/user, params)
+	if(user.istate & ISTATE_HARM)
+		return ..()
 	if(SEND_SIGNAL(A, COMSIG_GROWING_TRY_SECATEUR, user))
 		return TRUE
-	. = ..()
+	return ..()
 
 /obj/item/graft/pre_attack(atom/A, mob/living/user, params)
 	if(SEND_SIGNAL(A, COMSIG_GROWER_TRY_GRAFT, user, src))
 		return TRUE
-	. = ..()
+	return ..()