diff --git a/code/game/turfs/simulated/floor/plating.dm b/code/game/turfs/simulated/floor/plating.dm
index d09fd62b222..7d5735a2a13 100644
--- a/code/game/turfs/simulated/floor/plating.dm
+++ b/code/game/turfs/simulated/floor/plating.dm
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@
 		user << "<span class='notice'>You begin removing rods...</span>"
 		playsound(src, 'sound/items/Ratchet.ogg', 80, 1)
 		if(do_after(user, 30))
+			if(!istype(src, /turf/simulated/floor/engine))
+				return
 			new /obj/item/stack/rods(src, 2)
 			ChangeTurf(/turf/simulated/floor/plating)
 			return