diff --git a/code/game/machinery/bots/mulebot.dm b/code/game/machinery/bots/mulebot.dm
index e37b4bbdaca..18fc15cfe46 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/bots/mulebot.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/bots/mulebot.dm
@@ -153,11 +153,7 @@
 		unload(0)
 	if(prob(25))
 		src.visible_message("<span class='warning'>Something shorts out inside [src]!</span>")
-		var/index = 1<< (rand(0,9))
-		if(wires & index)
-			wires &= ~index
-		else
-			wires |= index
+		wires.RandomCut()
 	..()