Ration does not heal as second active item

[Lord Brathering]

Today, I found the Ration for the first time (Active Item, that heals you, when you consume it).
It also says that it heals you automatically on death, when equipped.
So I fought the boss on the second secret floor with the Pilot and i died. The ration did not heal me, I assume that was because I had that as my second active item. As my "active" active item I had the lockpick, since I assumed that "when equipped" means that it does not matter if it is the "active" or the second active item, but obviously this was false.
I would like it, if that was changed, since that death felt very unfair in my eyes.

[Annie T. Mood]

When your HP is about to empty upon damage in MGS 1 the ration is automatically used while "active". It's intentional.
It didn't "heal" then upon death that way it won't heal here this way.

[NOSCOPENOPROBLEM]

You assumed poorly, "Equipped" in games always refers to what you have currently selected. The ration item is also a reference to the Metal Gear games, which functions in exactly the same way there, so double shame on you if you've played those games before.