diff --git a/code/game/machinery/computer/ai_core.dm b/code/game/machinery/computer/ai_core.dm
index 7a9b02e5b6a..4a60b8b387a 100644
--- a/code/game/machinery/computer/ai_core.dm
+++ b/code/game/machinery/computer/ai_core.dm
@@ -175,10 +175,21 @@
 	anchored = 1
 	state = 20//So it doesn't interact based on the above. Not really necessary.
 
-	attackby(var/obj/item/device/aicard/A as obj, var/mob/user as mob)
-		if(istype(A, /obj/item/device/aicard))//Is it?
-			A.transfer_ai("INACTIVE","AICARD",src,user)
-		return
+/obj/structure/AIcore/deactivated/attackby(var/obj/item/A as obj, var/mob/user as mob)
+	if(istype(A, /obj/item/device/aicard))//Is it?
+		A.transfer_ai("INACTIVE","AICARD",src,user)
+	if(istype(A, /obj/item/weapon/wrench))
+		playsound(loc, 'sound/items/Ratchet.ogg', 50, 1)
+		switch(anchored)
+			if(0)
+				if(do_after(user, 20))
+					user << "\blue You wrench the core into place."
+					anchored = 1
+			if(1)
+				if(do_after(user, 20))
+					user << "\blue You unfasten the core."
+					anchored = 0
+	return
 
 /*
 This is a good place for AI-related object verbs so I'm sticking it here.