diff --git a/code/modules/power/cable.dm b/code/modules/power/cable.dm
index 347a7f081f0..0d45c2387c7 100644
--- a/code/modules/power/cable.dm
+++ b/code/modules/power/cable.dm
@@ -332,13 +332,12 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(wire_node_generating_types, typecacheof(list(/obj/structure/gri
 		var/datum/powernet/newPN = new()// creates a new powernet...
 		propagate_network(O, newPN)//... and propagates it to the other side of the cable
 
-//Makes a new network for the cable and propgates it.
-//If it finds another network in the process, aborts and uses that one and propagates off of it instead
+//Makes a new network for the cable and propgates it. If we already have one, just die
 /obj/structure/cable/proc/propagate_if_no_network()
 	if(powernet)
 		return
 	var/datum/powernet/newPN = new()
-	propagate_network(src, newPN, TRUE)
+	propagate_network(src, newPN)
 
 // cut the cable's powernet at this cable and updates the powergrid
 /obj/structure/cable/proc/cut_cable_from_powernet(remove = TRUE)