diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/tools/weldingtool.dm b/code/game/objects/items/tools/weldingtool.dm
index 7ffa183f576..a0a3c33fff3 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/items/tools/weldingtool.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/tools/weldingtool.dm
@@ -153,8 +153,9 @@
 	if(isnull(affecting) || !IS_ROBOTIC_LIMB(affecting))
 		return NONE
 
-	if (!affecting.get_damage())
-		return
+	if (!affecting.brute_dam)
+		balloon_alert(user, "limb not damaged")
+		return ITEM_INTERACT_BLOCKING
 
 	user.visible_message(span_notice("[user] starts to fix some of the dents on [attacked_humanoid == user ? user.p_their() : "[attacked_humanoid]'s"] [affecting.name]."),
 		span_notice("You start fixing some of the dents on [attacked_humanoid == user ? "your" : "[attacked_humanoid]'s"] [affecting.name]."))
diff --git a/code/modules/power/cable.dm b/code/modules/power/cable.dm
index 65b4f017229..d5f3fa0a767 100644
--- a/code/modules/power/cable.dm
+++ b/code/modules/power/cable.dm
@@ -581,8 +581,9 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(wire_node_generating_types, typecacheof(list(/obj/structure/gri
 	if(isnull(affecting) || !IS_ROBOTIC_LIMB(affecting))
 		return NONE
 
-	if (!affecting.get_damage())
-		return
+	if (!affecting.burn_dam)
+		balloon_alert(user, "limb not damaged")
+		return ITEM_INTERACT_BLOCKING
 
 	user.visible_message(span_notice("[user] starts to fix some of the wires in [attacked_humanoid == user ? user.p_their() : "[attacked_humanoid]'s"] [affecting.name]."),
 		span_notice("You start fixing some of the wires in [attacked_humanoid == user ? "your" : "[attacked_humanoid]'s"] [affecting.name]."))