diff --git a/code/game/machinery/vending/cm_vending.dm b/code/game/machinery/vending/cm_vending.dm
index c530da73d8e5..70ef402ae4e0 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/vending/cm_vending.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/vending/cm_vending.dm
@@ -140,9 +140,9 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(vending_products)
 		if(vend_dir_whitelist)
 			var/user_dir = get_dir(loc, user)
 			if(!(user_dir in vend_dir_whitelist))
-				return turf
+				return get_turf(user)
 		var/turf/relative_turf = get_step(user, vend_dir)
-		if(relative_turf.Adjacent(src))
+		if(relative_turf)
 			return relative_turf
 	return turf