diff --git a/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminpm.dm b/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminpm.dm
index 7f69fe3267ab..a7b6a915de2f 100644
--- a/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminpm.dm
+++ b/code/modules/admin/verbs/adminpm.dm
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@
 				//omg this is dumb, just fill in both their tickets
 				// yogs start - Yog Tickets
 				admin_ticket_log(src, msg, FALSE)
-				if(!recipient.current_ticket) // creates a ticket if there is no ticket of this user
+				if(!recipient.current_ticket && !current_ticket) // creates a ticket if there is no ticket of either user
 					new /datum/admin_help(msg, recipient, TRUE) // yogs - Yog Tickets
 				if(recipient.current_ticket && !recipient.current_ticket.handling_admin)
 					recipient.current_ticket.Administer()