diff --git a/code/modules/assembly/flash.dm b/code/modules/assembly/flash.dm
index 1963fe47e4f..692e5719ee0 100644
--- a/code/modules/assembly/flash.dm
+++ b/code/modules/assembly/flash.dm
@@ -361,6 +361,10 @@
 /obj/item/assembly/flash/armimplant/proc/cooldown()
 	overheat = FALSE
 
+/obj/item/assembly/flash/armimplant/screwdriver_act(mob/living/user, obj/item/I)
+	to_chat(user, span_notice("\The [src] is an implant! It cannot be unsecured!"))
+	add_fingerprint(user)
+
 /obj/item/assembly/flash/hypnotic
 	desc = "A modified flash device, programmed to emit a sequence of subliminal flashes that can send a vulnerable target into a hypnotic trance."
 	flashing_overlay = "flash-hypno"