diff --git a/code/controllers/subsystem/shuttles/supply.dm b/code/controllers/subsystem/shuttles/supply.dm
index 3fcc981725c..4322a504b2e 100644
--- a/code/controllers/subsystem/shuttles/supply.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/subsystem/shuttles/supply.dm
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@
 				investigate_log("[usr.key] has sent the supply shuttle away. Remaining points: [SSshuttle.points]. Shuttle contents:[SSshuttle.sold_atoms]", "cargo")
 		else
 			if(href_list["loan"] && SSshuttle.shuttle_loan)
-				if(!SSshuttle.shuttle_loan.dispatched)
+				if(!SSshuttle.shuttle_loan.dispatched && SSshuttle.supply.mode == SHUTTLE_IDLE) // Must either be at centcom, or at the station. No redirecting off course!
 					SSshuttle.shuttle_loan.loan_shuttle()
 					temp = "The supply shuttle has been loaned to Centcom.<BR><BR><A href='?src=\ref[src];mainmenu=1'>Main Menu</A>"
 					post_signal("supply")