diff --git a/code/datums/signals.dm b/code/datums/signals.dm
index 4a4751fb071..6497381347e 100644
--- a/code/datums/signals.dm
+++ b/code/datums/signals.dm
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * * proctype The proc to call back when the signal is emitted
  * * override If a previous registration exists you must explicitly set this
  */
-/datum/proc/RegisterSignal(datum/target, signal_type, proctype, override = FALSE)
+/datum/proc/RegisterSignal(datum/target, signal_type, proctype, override = TRUE)
 	if(QDELETED(src) || QDELETED(target))
 		return
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 		looked_up += src
 
 /// Registers multiple signals to the same proc.
-/datum/proc/RegisterSignals(datum/target, list/signal_types, proctype, override = FALSE)
+/datum/proc/RegisterSignals(datum/target, list/signal_types, proctype, override = TRUE)
 	for (var/signal_type in signal_types)
 		RegisterSignal(target, signal_type, proctype, override)
 
diff --git a/html/changelogs/hellfirejag-signals-runtime-nonsense.yml b/html/changelogs/hellfirejag-signals-runtime-nonsense.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..64586150b0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/changelogs/hellfirejag-signals-runtime-nonsense.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+author: Hellfirejag
+delete-after: True
+changes:
+  - bugfix: "Fixed a spammy nonsense runtime error related to signals."