diff --git a/code/ATMOSPHERICS/components/unary_devices/unary_base.dm b/code/ATMOSPHERICS/components/unary_devices/unary_base.dm
index 2e018e313b7..f35652172e2 100644
--- a/code/ATMOSPHERICS/components/unary_devices/unary_base.dm
+++ b/code/ATMOSPHERICS/components/unary_devices/unary_base.dm
@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@ Iconnery
 	var/obj/machinery/atmospherics/node = NODE1
 	if(node)
 		node.disconnect(src)
-	node = null
+		NODE1 = null
 	nullifyPipenet(PARENT1)
+
 	atmosinit()
 	node = NODE1
 	if(node)