diff --git a/Content.Server/VendingMachines/VendingMachineSystem.cs b/Content.Server/VendingMachines/VendingMachineSystem.cs
index 6d7ebef464..e4d4e931e3 100644
--- a/Content.Server/VendingMachines/VendingMachineSystem.cs
+++ b/Content.Server/VendingMachines/VendingMachineSystem.cs
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ namespace Content.Server.VendingMachines
             vendComponent.Ejecting = true;
             vendComponent.NextItemToEject = entry.ID;
             vendComponent.ThrowNextItem = throwItem;
+            vendComponent.ShouldSayThankYou = true;
             entry.Amount--;
             UpdateVendingMachineInterfaceState(uid, vendComponent);
             TryUpdateVisualState(uid, vendComponent);
@@ -405,8 +406,6 @@ namespace Content.Server.VendingMachines
                 _throwingSystem.TryThrow(ent, direction, vendComponent.NonLimitedEjectForce);
             }
 
-            vendComponent.ShouldSayThankYou = true;
-
             vendComponent.NextItemToEject = null;
             vendComponent.ThrowNextItem = false;
         }