diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai.dm
index 05ba0479602..e03f3c5464d 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/ai/ai.dm
@@ -234,6 +234,11 @@ var/list/ai_list = list()
else
stat(null, text("Systems nonfunctional"))
+/mob/living/silicon/ai/canUseTopic()
+ if(stat)
+ return
+ return 1
+
/mob/living/silicon/ai/proc/ai_alerts()
var/dat = "Current Station Alerts\n"
dat += "Close
"