diff --git a/code/game/objects/explosion.dm b/code/game/objects/explosion.dm
index c48d062e9e1..32f05901b4a 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/explosion.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/explosion.dm
@@ -70,8 +70,12 @@ proc/explosion(turf/epicenter, devastation_range, heavy_impact_range, light_impa
 
 		var/lighting_controller_was_processing = lighting_controller.processing	//Pause the lighting updates for a bit
 		lighting_controller.processing = 0
+
+
+		var/approximate_intensity = (devastation_range * 3) + (heavy_impact_range * 2) + light_impact_range
 		var/powernet_rebuild_was_deferred_already = defer_powernet_rebuild
-		if(defer_powernet_rebuild != 2)
+		// Large enough explosion. For performance reasons, powernets will be rebuilt manually
+		if(!defer_powernet_rebuild && (approximate_intensity > 25))
 			defer_powernet_rebuild = 1
 
 		if(heavy_impact_range > 1)
@@ -110,9 +114,9 @@ proc/explosion(turf/epicenter, devastation_range, heavy_impact_range, light_impa
 		sleep(8)
 
 		if(!lighting_controller.processing)	lighting_controller.processing = lighting_controller_was_processing
-		if(!powernet_rebuild_was_deferred_already)
-			if(defer_powernet_rebuild != 2)
-				defer_powernet_rebuild = 0
+		if(!powernet_rebuild_was_deferred_already && defer_powernet_rebuild)
+			makepowernets()
+			defer_powernet_rebuild = 0
 
 	return 1
 
diff --git a/code/modules/power/singularity/singularity.dm b/code/modules/power/singularity/singularity.dm
index e71157be7e7..5bed535c7f8 100644
--- a/code/modules/power/singularity/singularity.dm
+++ b/code/modules/power/singularity/singularity.dm
@@ -206,8 +206,6 @@ var/global/list/uneatable = list(
 
 /obj/machinery/singularity/proc/eat()
 	set background = 1
-	if(defer_powernet_rebuild != 2)
-		defer_powernet_rebuild = 1
 	// Let's just make this one loop.
 	for(var/atom/X in orange(grav_pull,src))
 		var/dist = get_dist(X, src)
@@ -226,9 +224,6 @@ var/global/list/uneatable = list(
 		// Turf and movable atoms
 		else if(dist <= consume_range && (isturf(X) || istype(X, /atom/movable)))
 			consume(X)
-
-	if(defer_powernet_rebuild != 2)
-		defer_powernet_rebuild = 0
 	return
 
 
@@ -567,11 +562,7 @@ var/global/list/uneatable = list(
 
 /obj/machinery/singularity/narsie/wizard/eat()
 	set background = 1
-	if(defer_powernet_rebuild != 2)
-		defer_powernet_rebuild = 1
 	for(var/atom/X in orange(consume_range,src))
 		if(isturf(X) || istype(X, /atom/movable))
 			consume(X)
-	if(defer_powernet_rebuild != 2)
-		defer_powernet_rebuild = 0
 	return